天数 (天數) tiānshǔ

  1. tiānshǔ noun an odd number
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 奇数, especially in the Yijing (Guoyu '天數' 1)
  2. tiānshǔ noun destiny; something decided by Heaven
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 天所決定的 (Guoyu '天數' 2)
  3. tiānshǔ noun astronomy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 天文 (Guoyu '天數' 3)
  4. tiānshǔ noun a predestined disaster
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (FE '天數', p. 279)

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  • 人副天数(人副天數) the correspondence between man and the enumerations of heaven ; the correspondences between people and the enumerations of heaven

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