求神問卜

Chinese

		to ask for a god's blessing; to pray to the gods	to divine using bagua
trad. (求神問卜)		求神	問卜
simp. (求神问卜)		求神	问卜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúshénwènbǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau⁴ san⁴ man⁶ buk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúshénwènbǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióushénwùnbǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-shên²-wên⁴-pu³
    • Yale: chyóu-shén-wèn-bǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyoushernwennbuu
    • Palladius: цюшэньвэньбу (cjušɛnʹvɛnʹbu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ wən⁵¹ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau⁴ san⁴ man⁶ buk¹
    • Yale: kàuh sàhn mahn būk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau⁴ san⁴ man⁶ buk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo⁴ sen⁴ men⁶ bug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯²¹ sɐn²¹ mɐn²² pʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

求神問卜

1. to pray to gods for blessings and consult divination

   • 那三歲的女兒，出起極重的痘子來，求神問卜，請醫調治，百無一靈。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     那三岁的女儿，出起极重的痘子来，求神问卜，请医调治，百无一灵。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 1627, Ling Mengchu, 初刻拍案驚奇

     Nà sān suì de nǚ'ér, chū qǐ jí zhòng de dòuzi lái, qiúshénwènbǔ, qǐng yī tiáozhì, bǎi wú yī líng. [Pinyin]

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