fortune stick
noun/ˌfɔːtʃuːn ˈstɪk/UK/ˌfɔɹtʃən ˈstɪk/US
Definitions
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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