卜筮 bǔ shì — divination by tortoise or stalks

卜筮
bǔ shì

Characters: 卜 · 筮

Definitions

  1. divination by tortoise or stalks

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. divination

zdic(汉典)

  1. 古代用龟甲占卜称卜，用蓍草占卜称筮，合称卜筮。
  2. 以占卦为职业的人。
  3. 推测或估计。

ExtDict

  1. 古代用龟甲、兽骨占卜叫卜，用蓍草占卜叫筮，合称卜筮。

Examples

  • 古人以龟甲卜筮，来决定大事的吉凶。

    Ancient people used turtle shells for divination to decide the fortune of major events.

  • 这套卜筮之术，早已成为历史研究的对象。

    This art of divination has long since become an object of historical study.

  • 史书记载，君王出征前必行卜筮。

    Records show that before a king set out on campaign, he always performed divination.