筊

Words with 筊

• 立筊lìjiǎo(folk religion) inconclusive divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (jiǎo bēi) (at least one block lands on its edge); result interpreted as unclear or exceptional
• 圣筊shèngjiǎo(folk religion) favorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (jiǎo bēi) (one flat side and one rounded side up); affirmative response from a deity
• 阴筊yīnjiǎo(folk religion) unfavorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (jiǎo bēi) (both blocks rounded side up); negative response from a deity
• 笑筊xiàojiǎo(folk religion) inconclusive divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯 (jiǎo bēi) (both blocks flat side up); ambiguous or noncommittal response from a deity
• 筊杯jiǎobēi(folk religion) moon blocks – a pair of crescent-shaped divination blocks thrown on the ground to seek a deity's response
• 掷筊zhìjiǎopoe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks is thrown on the ground, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer