Wong Tai Sin lots
Wong Tai Sin lots, no. 85
太乙燃藜照讀書，十年窗下苦功舒。揚眉吐氣袍穿錦，駟馬高車擁道隨。
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
上吉籤 · Upper, auspicious
Three questions to ask yourself
- Reading “太乙燃藜照讀書”, who or what comes to mind first?
- “十年窗下苦功舒” — which part of this is already in your hands?
- “駟馬高車擁道隨” — 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.