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kau cim

kau cim noun: a Chinese fortune telling practice involving numbered sticks that represent particular answers to questions.

Noun

kau cim (uncountable)

  1. A Chinese fortune telling practice involving numbered sticks that represent particular answers to questions.
    • Does not speak with words but pushes / His Kau Cim sticks into my hands.2022, Janice Barr, Northern Territory Literary Awards, page 28

Origin of kau cim

Borrowed from Cantonese 求籤／求签 (kau4 cim1).

Questions about kau cim

What does kau cim mean?
Kau cim means a Chinese fortune telling practice involving numbered sticks that represent particular answers to questions.
What part of speech is kau cim?
Kau cim is a noun.

Words near kau cim in the dictionary

  1. Katzmans
  2. Katzmarek
  3. Katō
  4. kau
  5. kau choi
  6. kau cim
  7. Kau Shi Wai
  8. Kauai
  9. Kauai County
  10. Kauaian
  11. Kauaians

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