to perform ritual steps and movements in Daoist ceremonies, tracing the patterns of the Big Dipper or other celestial bodies to communicate with deities

The thirty-six deities or stars of the Big Dipper in Taoism; also used in literature to represent the thirty-six leaders of the Liangshan Marsh in the novel "Water Margin"

to violate the natural order; to go against the moral laws or hierarchy of society

An ancient name for the stars of the Big Dipper; specifically refers to the three stars that form the constellation's handle

The stars forming the handle of the Big Dipper; also refers to the constellation of the Big Dipper itself.

(idiom) to perform Daoist ritual dance or movements to communicate with the stars and spirits; specifically used by Daoist priests when setting up an altar

(idiom) to perform a Daoist ritual dance of stepping on the stars of the Big Dipper to summon spirits or deities

in Daoism, the wind in the upper reaches of the sky upon which immortals ride