giao, sách, trùng

Definition

Noun: - A traditional Vietnamese divination method: A specific form of fortune-telling that uses three coins, which are cast or tossed six times onto a plate or dish. The resulting sequence of heads and tails is used to generate a hexagram for interpretation, often related to the I Ching (Kinh Dịch).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông cụ già thường dùng phương pháp giao, sách, trùng để xem vận mệnh. (The old man often uses the giao, sách, trùng method to read fate.)
  • Giao, sách, trùng là một hình thức bói toán cổ xưa. (Giao, sách, trùng is an ancient form of divination.)

Advanced Usage

• The term refers specifically to the procedural technique of casting the coins six times. Each cast is called a "hào" (line), and the six lines together form a "quẻ" (hexagram). The names "giao," "sách," and "trùng" may correspond to specific types of lines or outcomes in the coin toss.

Variants and Related Words

• Bói Dịch (n): I Ching divination.
  • Bói Dịch có nhiều phương pháp, trong đó có giao, sách, trùng. (I Ching divination has many methods, including giao, sách, trùng.)
• Gieo quẻ (v): to cast a hexagram.
  • Bà ấy gieo quẻ bằng ba đồng tiền. (She casts a hexagram using three coins.)

Synonyms

• Coin divination: Divination using coins.
• I Ching casting: The process of generating an I Ching hexagram.

Related Terms

• Hào (n): A line in a hexagram, which can be broken (yin) or solid (yang), determined by each coin toss.
• Quẻ (n): The complete hexagram composed of six lines, used for the divinatory reading.