蓍龜
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Chinese[edit]
Achillea sibirica | tortoise; turtle | ||
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trad. (蓍龜) | 蓍 | 龜 | |
simp. (蓍龟) | 蓍 | 龟 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
蓍龜
- (literary, metonymically) divination (especially by the yarrow stalks and tortoise shell)
- 如實論之,卜筮不問天地,蓍龜未必神靈。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version
- Rúshí lùn zhī, bǔshì bùwèn tiāndì, shīguī wèibì shénlíng. [Pinyin]
- As a matter of fact, diviners do not ask Heaven and Earth, nor have weeds or tortoises spiritual qualities.
如实论之,卜筮不问天地,蓍龟未必神灵。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]