Guanyin lots, no. 19
The verse is shown in the original Chinese; we don't publish translations of the verses yet.
The painting
Waves · A small boat on rough water: steady yourself first.
Grade
中籤 · Middle
Three questions to ask yourself
- Reading “急水灘頭放艇時”, who or what comes to mind first?
- “狂風作浪欲何為” — which part of this is already in your hands?
- “穩載船歸過不危” — if you gave yourself a deadline, when would it be?
About this set
A folk collection of fortune-stick poems named after Guanyin; this site only explains the text. It is the most widely known set, 100 in all. Most verses are four lines of seven characters, graded upper, middle or lower, and each is often paired with a story from history or opera.
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.