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掷筊

zhì jiǎo

2-character word Traditional 擲筊

What 掷筊 means

1. (folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks {筊杯|jiǎo bēi}, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer

The characters in 掷筊

• 掷zhìto toss; to throw dice; Taiwan pr. zhí
• 筊jiǎobamboo rope

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