问天买卦 — “To ask heaven and buy a divination trigram”
问天买卦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek divine guidance or consult an oracle/diviner to predict one's fortune or future; to resort to divination”. Literally, “To ask heaven and buy a divination trigram”.
问天买卦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- wèn问ān安shì视shàn膳daily filial devotion to parents
- wèn问guān官dá答huā花give an irrelevant answer
- wèn问hán寒wèn问nuǎn暖inquire about someone's well-being with meticulous care
- wèn问hán寒wèn问rè热inquire with deep concern
- wèn问qǐn寝shì视shàn膳diligently attend to parents' well-being
- wèn问xīn心wú无kuì愧to have a clear conscience
- wèn问xīn心yǒu有kuì愧to have a guilty conscience
- wèn问liǔ柳xún寻huā花visit brothels
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What does 问天买卦 mean?
问天买卦 (wèn tiān mǎi guà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek divine guidance or consult an oracle/diviner to predict one's fortune or future; to resort to divination”.
How do you pronounce 问天买卦?
问天买卦 is pronounced wèn tiān mǎi guà in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 问天买卦 literally mean?
Literally, 问天买卦 means “to ask heaven and buy a divination trigram”. It is used to mean “to seek divine guidance or consult an oracle/diviner to predict one's fortune or future; to resort to divination”.
What is the Chinese definition of 问天买卦?
求问上天以卜吉凶。