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Wong Tai Sin lots, no. 49

中吉籤
十年窗下苦功成,有志難舒願不輕。試看題橋十三字,生平心誓確鍾情。

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

The painting

Bridge · A bridge joins two banks — transitions and meetings.

Grade

中吉籤 · Middle, auspicious

Three questions to ask yourself

  1. Reading “十年窗下苦功成”, who or what comes to mind first?
  2. “有志難舒願不輕” — which part of this is already in your hands?
  3. “生平心誓確鍾情” — 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.