Definition
九宫 (jiǔ gōng) is a term with multiple meanings in Chinese culture. In ancient music theory, it refers to the nine modes (modes of the twelve pitch pipes). In Chinese cosmology and feng shui, it refers to the Nine Palaces, a nine-grid pattern used for divination and spatial arrangement. It also appears in mathematics as the magic square (九宫格). The meaning is highly context-dependent.
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(in ancient Chinese music) the nine modes(in cosmology/feng shui) the Nine Palacesa nine-grid pattern
Examples
- 九宫。Gǔdài yīnyuè zhōng de jiǔ gōng zhǐ de shì jiǔ zhǒng yīnjiē móshì.In ancient music, the nine modes refer to nine scale patterns.
- 九宫。Fēngshuǐ xiānsheng yòng jiǔ gōng lái tuīsuàn fāngwèi jíxiōng.Feng shui masters use the Nine Palaces to calculate directional auspiciousness.
- 九宫，。Zhège shùzì yóuxì jiàozuò jiǔ gōng gé, yāoqiú měi háng měi liè shùzì zhī hé xiāngděng.This number game is called the Nine Palace grid, requiring each row and column to have equal sums.
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