What is 八字 (bā zì) in Chinese metaphysics?

Also known as Four Pillars of Destiny. A classical fate system that reads a person's inborn pattern from the stem-branch combinations of the birth year, month, day and hour.

Original (Chinese): 又称四柱命理。以出生年、月、日、时四组干支推断先天格局的传统命学。

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