to perform divination by throwing crescent-shaped wooden blocks on the ground to seek divine guidance

pair of crescent-shaped wooden blocks used in traditional Chinese divination to seek divine guidance from deities

To perform a traditional divination ceremony by throwing a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks on the ground to determine a divine answer.

A pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks (originally shells) thrown on the ground to seek divine guidance. Also known as [[筊杯|筊杯|jiao3 bei1]] or [[杯珓|杯珓|bei1 jiao4]].

a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks thrown on the ground to seek divine guidance in Chinese folk religion; originally made from mussel shells