Wong Tai Sin lots
Wong Tai Sin lots, no. 71
涸轍之中鮒困之，窮通自可卜當時。若能引得西江水，他日成龍也未知。
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
中平籤 · Middle, steady
Three questions to ask yourself
- “涸轍之中鮒困之” — if this line were a painting, where would you be standing in it?
- “窮通自可卜當時” — what is harder to let go of here: the outcome, or the process?
- “他日成龍也未知” — what is the smallest thing you could do for it today?
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).
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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.