gieo quẻ
Definition
- 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.)
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Cast coins (ised as dice; of a fortune-teller)
