








不待蓍蔡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's obvious”. Self-evident; there's no need for divination to know the outcome. Literally, “Not waiting for milfoil and tortoise shell divination”.

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Open the tool →不待蓍蔡 (bù dài shī cài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it's obvious”.
不待蓍蔡 is pronounced bù dài shī cài in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 不待蓍蔡 means “not waiting for milfoil and tortoise shell divination”. It is used to mean “it's obvious”.
蓍蔡:同“蓍龟”,指卜筮。不用占卜就能知道吉凶。比喻事理极明显