求神問卜

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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

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

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.
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