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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
算命 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
算命 ＝ 算 ＋ 命
ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ · suànmìng
verb — to tell fortunes; to have one's fortune told

字源 FORM — what the parts do

算to calculate, reckon (計算)suàn
命fate, life (命運)mìng
算命，計算的算，命運的命。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

攤子上，他替你算（算）出這一生的命（命）。
At the stall he reckons (算) out the whole fate (命) of your life.
關 · Related
命運mìngyùnthe fate being read — the same 命計算jìsuànto compute — the everyday 算