![]() Kau shim sticks ( 籤 qiān cim 1): The flat sticks which are stored in the tube.Chim bucket ( Chinese: 籤筒 pinyin: qiāntǒng Jyutping: cim 1tung 4): A long cylindrical bamboo cup or tube.The lottery and lottery poems in a Hong-Kong temple. The similar practice is also found in Japan, named O-mikuji. It is widely available in Thai temples, known as siam si ( Thai: เซียมซี). ![]() Kau chim is also sometimes known as "The Oracle of Kuan Yin" in Buddhist traditions, a reference to the bodhisattva Kuan Yin. In the US, a version has been sold since 1915 under the name chi chi sticks. Kau chim is often referred to as chien tung or Chinese fortune sticks by westerners. The practice is often performed in a Taoist or Buddhist temple in front of an altar. Kau chim or kau cim, also known as lottery poetry ( traditional Chinese: 求籤 simplified Chinese: 求签 pinyin: Qiúqiān Sidney Lau: kau 4 chim 1), is a fortune telling practice that originated in China in which a person poses questions and interprets answers from flat sticks inscribed with text or numerals. Chien Tung sticks, cylindrical container with 18 inscribed sticks, China, 1800–1920 ![]()
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