步罡踏斗 bù gāng tà dǒu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)

CHARACTERS

步 bù
HSK 2
step, pace; walk, stroll
罡 gāng the name of a certain stars; the god who is supposed to live in them
踏 tà
HSK 6
step on, trample, tread on, walk
斗 dǒu
HSK 5
Chinese peck; liquid measure