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Wong Tai Sin lots, no. 22

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秋水伊人各一方,天南地北恨偏長。相思試問憑誰寄,不盡淒涼枉斷腸。

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

The painting

Pine · Green in every season, the pine stands for persistence and patience.

Grade

下下籤 · Lowest

Three questions to ask yourself

  1. Reading “秋水伊人各一方”, who or what comes to mind first?
  2. “天南地北恨偏長” — which part of this is already in your hands?
  3. “不盡淒涼枉斷腸” — if you gave yourself a deadline, when would it be?

About this set

A folk collection of fortune-stick poems named after Wong Tai Sin; this site only explains the text. Handed down mostly around Hong Kong, 100 in all, in four-line verses graded from 上上 (highest) 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.