"kau cim" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 求籤/求签 (kau4 cim1). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-m|求籤|tr=kau4 cim1}} 求籤/求签 (kau4 cim1) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} kau cim (uncountable)
  1. A Chinese fortune telling practice involving numbered sticks that represent particular answers to questions. Wikipedia link: kau cim Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination

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