bấm độn

Thân thiện

Ông cụ ngồi bấm độn một lúc rồi lắc đầu.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To predict by thumbing one's phalanges: A traditional Vietnamese folk practice of divination or fortune-telling by pressing and counting the joints of one's fingers.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông cụ thường bấm độn để xem ngày lành tháng tốt. (The old man often predicts by thumbing his phalanges to find an auspicious date.)
  • Người ta nói bà ấy biết bấm độn đoán vận mệnh. (People say she knows how to predict by thumbing her phalanges to tell fortunes.)

Advanced Usage

• This term describes a specific, traditional method. In modern contexts, it is often mentioned historically or when discussing folk beliefs.
  • Trong văn hóa dân gian, thầy bói có thể bấm độn. (In folk culture, a fortune-teller might practice phalangeal divination.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bói toán (verb): To practice divination or fortune-telling (general term).
• Xem bói (verb): To have one's fortune told.
• Bấm (verb): To press or pinch (the basic action).

Synonyms

• Đoán (verb): To guess, to predict (general).
• Tiên đoán (verb): To foretell, to prophesy (more formal).

Notes on Meaning

• bấm độn is an archaic or specialized term. It refers specifically to the physical act of using finger joints in the divination process, not just any form of prediction.

Học thuật

verb

1. To predict by thumbing one's phalanges