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
- (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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
求神問卜
- 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.]
- 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]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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.]