wèi bǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(literary) not yet divined / (of outcomes) uncertain / unknowable
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Original source entry:

未卜 未卜 [wei4 bu3] /(literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable/

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  • 未
    wèi

    not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

  • 卜
    bǔ

    (bound form) to divine

    bó

    used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luó bo]

    Bǔ

    surname Bu

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