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紫微斗數

简紫微斗数 · 繁紫微斗數

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ wēi dǒu shù

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紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
微: wēi · small, prefix micro-, trifling
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
数: shù · number; several, count; fate

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

3–1–3–4 · zi3 wei1 dou3 shu4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

zi2 mei4 dau2 sou3

Cantonese word readings for 紫微斗數. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

zi2 mei4 dau2 sou3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

ziwei doushu; "purple star astrology" (a form of Chinese astrology and fortune-telling)