#345 為什麼台灣人愛算命 Why Do Taiwanese People Love Fortune-Telling

算命 suàn mìng – fortune-telling; to tell someone's fortune

安太歲 ān tài suì – a ritual to appease the Tai Sui (Grand Duke Jupiter) deity for safety and good luck in the year

文昌帝君 wén chāng dì jūn – Wen Chang Emperor, the Chinese deity of culture and literature, worshipped for academic success

祈求 qí qiú – to pray for; to request earnestly

求籤 qiú qiān – to draw a divination stick (at a temple) for guidance

生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì – the Eight Characters of Birth Time (used in Chinese fortune-telling, based on lunar calendar date and time of birth)

接觸 jiē chù – to come into contact with; to engage with

進入社會 jìn rù shè huì – to enter society (often refers to starting work life after school)

交往的對象 jiāo wǎng de duì xiàng – dating partner; the person one is in a relationship with

看星盤 kàn xīng pán – to read or interpret a natal chart (astrology)

問塔羅 wèn tǎ luó – to consult tarot cards

事業 shì yè – career; professional life

婚姻 hūn yīn – marriage

創業 chuàng yè – to start a business

迷信 mí xìn – superstition; to be superstitious

算八字 suàn bā zì – to predict one’s fate using the Eight Characters of Birth Time

紫微斗數 zǐ wēi dǒu shù – Zi Wei Dou Shu, a traditional Chinese method of fortune-telling using astrology

風水 fēng shuǐ – feng shui, Chinese geomancy

星座 xīng zuò – zodiac sign (astrological)

塔羅牌 tǎ luó pái – tarot cards

占卜 zhān bǔ – divination; to predict using omens or methods

娛樂 yú lè – entertainment

帝王 dì wáng – emperor; monarch

卜卦 bǔ guà – to predict the future using the I Ching or other divination methods

不確定感 bù què dìng gǎn – sense of uncertainty

感情困擾 gǎn qíng kùn rǎo – emotional or romantic troubles

人際煩惱 rén jì fán nǎo – interpersonal problems

心理安慰 xīn lǐ ān wèi – psychological comfort; emotional reassurance

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