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Wong Tai Sin lots, no. 97

中平籤
憑欄晚眺倚南樓,滿目風光景色幽。一葉小舟頻下鉺,漁翁釣得有魚無。

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

The painting

Leaping carp · A carp leaping the Dragon Gate — an old image for one decisive leap.

Grade

中平籤 · Middle, steady

Three questions to ask yourself

  1. Reading “憑欄晚眺倚南樓”, who or what comes to mind first?
  2. “滿目風光景色幽” — which part of this is already in your hands?
  3. “漁翁釣得有魚無” — 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.