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Guandi lots, no. 97

上上籤
五十功名心已灰,那知富貴逼人來。更行好事存方寸,壽比岡陵位鼎臺。

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

The painting

Clearing after rain · Sky clearing after long rain: a turn after a heavy time.

Grade

上上籤 · Highest

Three questions to ask yourself

  1. Reading “五十功名心已灰”, who or what comes to mind first?
  2. “那知富貴逼人來” — which part of this is already in your hands?
  3. “壽比岡陵位鼎臺” — if you gave yourself a deadline, when 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.