fortune stick

noun
/ˌfɔːtʃuːn ˈstɪk/UK/ˌfɔɹtʃən ˈstɪk/US

Definitions

  1. One of a set of numbered bamboo slips that correspond to messages concerning the future,…

    One of a set of numbered bamboo slips that correspond to messages concerning the future, drawn by a supplicant in Taoist divination.

    • 6 Fortune sticks used in Chinese temples. Yunan.
    • Ho chun thought that while they were there, they had better try throwing the fortune sticks, as he knew it would please them, so he picked up a tall round box, full of bamboo sticks, and explained it to them.
    • Mei Li ran happily down the hill. Surely, if the fortune sticks said she was going to rule a kingdom she would.

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