生辰八字 — “The eight characters representing a person's birth time (year”
生辰八字 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the eight characters representing a person's birth time (year”. Month, day, and hour) based on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, traditionally used in fortune-telling to predict one's destiny. Literally, “Eight characters of one's birth time”.
生辰八字 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患ér而sǐ死yú于ān安lè乐Adversity fosters survival, ease leads to ruin
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- shēng生rén人tú涂tàn炭people plunged into extreme misery
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What does 生辰八字 mean?
生辰八字 (shēng chén bā zì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the eight characters representing a person's birth time (year”.
How do you pronounce 生辰八字?
生辰八字 is pronounced shēng chén bā zì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 生辰八字 literally mean?
Literally, 生辰八字 means “Eight characters of one's birth time”. It is used to mean “the eight characters representing a person's birth time (year”.
What is the Chinese definition of 生辰八字?
用天干和地支表示一个人出生的年、月、日、时的八个字，迷信算命者凭之可推算一个人的命运