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碟仙

Mandarin · pinyin dié xiān

form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters

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碟: dié · small dish, plate
仙: xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal

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2–1 · die2 xian1

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dip6 sin1

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