命相 (mìng xiāng) — fate and physiognomy (the traditional belief that a person's destiny can be read from their facial features)

Définition

命相 combines 命 (destiny) and 相 (physiognomy) — the traditional practice of reading a person's fate from their face. Often used with the verb 看 (kàn xiàng); contrasts with the narrower 面相, which is just facial reading.

noun
fate and physiognomy (the traditional belief that a person's destiny can be read from their facial features)

Exemples

  • 命相
    Jù shuō tā de mìng xiāng hěn hǎo, jiāng lái yí dìng néng chéng gōng.
    It is said that his fate-and-face combination is very good, so he will surely succeed in the future.
  • 命相
    Gǔ dài hěn duō rén xiāng xìn mìng xiāng kě yǐ yù cè yì shēng de yùn shì.
    Many ancient people believed that physiognomy-fate could predict one's lifelong fortune.
  • 命相
    Wǒ bú tài xiāng xìn mìng xiāng, dàn jué de miàn xiàng yě yǒu yí dìng dào lǐ.
    I don't really believe in fate-and-physiognomy, but I do think facial reading has some logic.

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