quẻ

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Người xin quẻ đang chờ thầy bói gieo những đồng xu.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A divinatory sign or omen: In traditional practices like fortune-telling or spiritual consultation, a "quẻ" is a specific sign, pattern, or result (often from casting lots, coins, or sticks) that is interpreted to foretell future events, luck, or outcomes.
   • A hexagram: In the context of the I Ching (Book of Changes), a "quẻ" refers to one of the 64 six-line figures (hexagrams) formed by combinations of broken and solid lines, each with its own philosophical meaning and divinatory significance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông thầy bói gieo quẻ để xem vận mệnh. (The fortune-teller cast lots to read the fate.)
  • Quẻ này là quẻ Càn, biểu tượng của sự sáng tạo và mạnh mẽ. (This hexagram is Qian, a symbol of creativity and strength.)
  • Bà ấy đi chùa xin một quẻ. (She went to the temple to ask for a divinatory sign.)

Advanced Usage

• "gieo quẻ": to cast lots; to perform a divination ritual to obtain a sign.

  • Người xưa thường gieo quẻ bằng mai rùa. (The ancients often cast lots using tortoise shells.)

• "quẻ bói": a fortune-telling sign or omen.

  • Quẻ bói hôm nay nói điềm lành. (Today's fortune-telling omen speaks of good luck.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bói quẻ (v): to tell fortune, to divine.

  • Ông cụ ngồi bói quẻ ở góc chợ. (The old man sat telling fortunes at the market corner.)

• Xin quẻ (v): to ask for/seek a divinatory sign, often at a temple or shrine.

  • Nhiều người thành tâm xin quẻ đầu năm. (Many people sincerely seek a divinatory sign at the start of the year.)

Synonyms

• Omen: An event regarded as a portent of good or evil.
• Hexagram: A six-line figure used in I Ching divination.
• Portent: A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.

Related Idioms

• Quẻ hay: A good/favorable omen.

  • Mọi việc suôn sẻ, đúng là quẻ hay. (Everything went smoothly; it truly was a favorable omen.)

• Quẻ xấu: A bad/unlucky omen.

  • Anh ta lo lắng vì gặp quẻ xấu. (He is worried because he encountered a bad omen.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Go; forecast; lots
   • gieo quẻ
     to draw lots