shèng jiǎo

Traditional: 聖筊

圣筊 (shèng jiǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “(folk religion) favorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1] (one flat side and one rounded side up); affirmative response from a deity”.

Meanings

  1. 1(folk religion) favorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1] (one flat side and one rounded side up); affirmative response from a deity

Characters in 圣筊

圣kū · (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)筊jiǎo · bamboo rope

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