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圣筊 shèng jiǎo (folk religion) favorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1] (one flat side and one rounded side up); affirmative response from a deity
阴筊 yīn jiǎo (folk religion) unfavorable divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1] (both blocks rounded side up); negative response from a deity
立筊 jiǎo (folk religion) inconclusive divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1] (at least one block lands on its edge); result interpreted as unclear or exceptional
笑筊 xiào jiǎo (folk religion) inconclusive divination result from casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1] (both blocks flat side up); ambiguous or noncommittal response from a deity
跋桮 bēi (Tw) (folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1] (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [pua̍h-pue]) (equivalent to Mandarin 擲筊|掷筊[zhi4 jiao3])
鼎铛玉石 dǐng chēng shí lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine
合婚 hūn casting a couple's fortune based on their bithdates (old)
连铸 lián zhù continuous casting (metallurgy)
围捕 wéi to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize
铸铜 zhù tóng bronze casting
掷筊 zhì jiǎo (folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1], with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer
铸件 zhù jiàn a casting (i.e. sth cast in a mold)


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