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[1] divinatory symbols; one of the Eight Trigrams in the Book of Changes [2] fortune-telling; divination; horoscope Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: 卜 (#25)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 封 |
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八卦 baat3 gwaa3 = the eight trigrams; gossip 八卦週刊 baat3 gwaa3 zau1 hon1 = a muckraking weekly 八卦雜誌 baat3 gwaa3 zaap6 zi3 = a gossip magazine 卦命先生 gwaa3 meng6 sin1 saang1 = [n] a fortune teller 八卦公 baat3 gwaa3 gung1 = man who gossips 八卦妹 baat3 gwaa3 mui6*1 = a woman who gossips 八卦婆 baat3 gwaa3 po4*2 = a (old) woman who gossips; a bitch 諸事八卦 zyu1 si6 baat3 gwaa3 = nosey; busybody 占卦先生 zim1 gwaa3 sin1 saang1 = a fortune teller 占卦 zim1 gwaa3 = divination See all 16 compounds |