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擲筊

简掷筊 · 繁擲筊

Mandarin · pinyin zhì jiǎo

(folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯 jiǎo bēi, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer

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掷: zhì · throw, hurl, cast, fling

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4–3 · zhi4 jiao3

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verb

(chiefly Taiwan, religion) to divine using moon blocks; to do poe divination

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