九宫 (jiǔ gōng) — (in ancient Chinese music) the nine modes; (in cosmology/feng shui) the Nine Palaces, a nine-grid pattern
Definition
九宫 (jiǔ gōng) refers to the traditional 'Nine Palaces' nine-grid pattern used in feng shui and cosmology to map space and directional luck, and also to the nine modes of ancient Chinese music.
noun
(in ancient Chinese music) the nine modes(in cosmology/feng shui) the Nine Palacesa nine-grid pattern
Examples
- 九宫。Gǔ dài yīn yuè zhōng de jiǔ gōng zhǐ de shì jiǔ zhǒng yīn jiē mó shì.In ancient music, the nine modes refer to nine scale patterns.
- 九宫。Fēng shuǐ xiān sheng yòng jiǔ gōng lái tuī suàn fāng wèi jí xiōng.Feng shui masters use the Nine Palaces to calculate directional auspiciousness.
- 九宫，。Zhè ge shù zì yóu xì jiào zuò jiǔ gōng gé, yāo qiú měi háng měi liè shù zì zhī hé xiāng děng.This number game is called the Nine Palace grid, requiring each row and column to have equal sums.
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