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Entry·pron. guà
ㄍㄨㄚˋ
“A divinatory symbol or diagram; one of the eight trigrams or sixty-four hexagrams used in ancient Chinese fortune-telling to determine good or bad fortune.”
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卜divination
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- 八卦ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋthe eight trigrams of the Book of Changes; gossip; rumors; gossipy (esp. in Hong Kong and Taiwan usage)
- 卦象ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋthe symbolic meaning of a hexagram in the I Ching; the significance shown by a divination result.
- 八卦山ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄢHill in eastern Changhua City, Taiwan; famous scenic area with a large Buddha statue; overlooks the city and surrounding farmland.
- 卦辭ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄘˊtext explaining the overall meaning of each hexagram in the Book of Changes; divination text interpreting a hexagram result
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