bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
抽签
chōu qiān
to perform divination with sticks / to draw lots / a ballot (in share dealing)
竹签
zhú qiān
bamboo skewer / bamboo slip used in divination or gambling
甲骨
jiǎ gǔ
tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
碟仙
dié xiān
form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters
pair of mussel-shaped objects thrown on the ground for divination purposes
奇门遁甲
qí mén dùn jiǎ
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
掷筊
zhì jiǎo
poe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks is thrown on the ground, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer
八字命理
bā zì mìng lǐ
divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date
bǔ kè
