What are the three unknowns in fortune telling? _ What do you mean, fortune telling doesn't count?

In ancient times, the three unknowns refer to the cause, process and result of things. One question and three unknowns is a Chinese word, which means you don't know how to ask, you don't know anything.

Now, I often ask a person something. I don't know this, nor do I know that. I often scold him, "I really don't know what to ask." In addition, if you don't know, you play dumb, pretend you don't know, and deliberately don't tell each other, that is, keep yourself sane.

The origin of "one question and three unknowns"

First of all, "one question and three unknowns" means that you are confused and don't know the ins and outs of things. "One question and three unknowns" comes from the book "Turn Left" in the Spring and Autumn Period: "It's not difficult for me to enter without knowing anything!"

According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a country called Jin State and a country called Zheng State. Xun Yu of Jin sent troops to attack Zheng. This is a struggle between the two families, and Qi has to intervene. In order to prevent Jin from becoming powerful, Qi sent a man named Chen to lead troops to support Zheng.

Chen Zicheng set off with his troops. When the two armies confronted each other, a man named Yin Xun said to Chen Zicheng, "I heard that the State of Jin sent 65,438+10,000 chariots to attack our camp gate." . "A person from the Jin army told me that the Jin army intends to send a thousand chariots to attack the camp gate of our army and destroy all the Qi troops."

Hearing this, Chen knew that he had slipped his tongue, so he said to himself, "A gentleman's plan begins with a single step, and then people will be ignorant." I don't know today. Is it difficult to come in? "

Here, "the whole story" is the key to answering random questions, that is to say, you can only report to the above after you know the beginning, development and result of the matter in detail. If you are not clear, you will be passive. Isn't this asking for trouble?

Thus, the meaning of "three unknowns" in Zuo Zhuan is very clear, that is, I don't know the beginning, middle and end stages, and gradually other meaning appeared. Later, I used "three unknowns" to show that I knew nothing about the inside story.