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foretell things accurately

Time: 2022-01-31 09:36:41 Author: ChinaWiki.net

foretell things accurately

Candlelight counting is a Chinese idiom, and its pinyin is zh ú zh à OSH à J à, which means counting by number with a candle. The metaphor is accurate. It's from the preface to delivering stones.

The origin of Idioms

Han Yu's preface to sending stones to the officials in Tang Dynasty: "if a candle can count, a turtle will be divined."

Idiom usage

Combined; as object and attribute; with commendatory meaning.

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