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Guandi lots, no. 36

上吉籤
功名富貴自能為,偶著仙鞭莫問伊。萬里鵬程君有分,吳山頂上好鑽龜。

The verse is shown in the original Chinese; we don't publish translations of the verses yet.

The painting

Mountain road · Range after range: a long road, walked at your own pace.

Grade

上吉籤 · Upper, auspicious

Three questions to ask yourself

  1. “功名富貴自能為” — which situation in your life does this line bring to mind?
  2. “偶著仙鞭莫問伊” — in that situation, what matters most to you, and what would you hate to lose?
  3. “吳山頂上好鑽龜” — if you could take only one small step first, which would it be?

About this set

A folk collection of fortune-stick poems named after Guan Yu, the Three Kingdoms general; this site only explains the text. 100 in all. The four-line verses often speak of timing, advancing and holding back. Grades range from 大吉 (very auspicious) to 下下 (lowest).

Draw a lotLots are drawn at random by the site; the AI reading is original and for entertainment only.

The poems are traditional folk texts in the public domain, checked against several published versions. The ink paintings are drawn by the site from each poem's imagery. For cultural entertainment only — it can't predict the future and isn't advice of any kind. MoZhu is not affiliated with any temple or religious organization.