gieo quẻ

Thân thiện

Thầy bói gieo quẻ để xem vận mệnh.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cast coins (used as dice; of a fortune-teller): The act of a fortune-teller or diviner throwing coins (typically three ancient bronze coins) onto a plate or into a bowl to perform a divination reading, often as part of practices like the I Ching (Kinh Dịch).

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông thầy bói đang gieo quẻ để xem vận mệnh. (The fortune-teller is casting coins to see the fate.)
  • Cô ấy muốn gieo quẻ hỏi về chuyện công việc. (She wants to cast coins to ask about work matters.)

Advanced Usage

• "Gieo quẻ bói toán": to cast coins for fortune-telling.
  • Phương pháp gieo quẻ bói toán này có nguồn gốc lâu đời. (This method of casting coins for fortune-telling has ancient origins.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bói quẻ (Verb): to tell fortune, to divine (a more general term that can include as a method).
  • Bà ta ngồi bói quẻ cho khách. (She sits telling fortunes for customers.)
• Xem quẻ (Verb): to read/interpret the hexagram (the result of the divination).
  • Sau khi gieo quẻ, thầy bắt đầu xem quẻ. (After casting the coins, the master began to read the hexagram.)

Synonyms

• Bói toán: to practice fortune-telling.
• Bói dịch: to divine using the I Ching (a specific system where is commonly used).

Related Idioms

• "Gieo quẻ đoán vận": to cast coins to predict one's fortune/luck.
  • Nhiều người tìm đến thầy để gieo quẻ đoán vận. (Many people seek out the master to cast coins and predict their fortune.)

Học thuật

1. Cast coins (ised as dice; of a fortune-teller)