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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 62: Han Xin Battles the Hegemon-King; Li Su Enters Caizhou on a Snowy Night

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 62 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “Han Xin Battles the Hegemon-King; Li Su Enters Caizhou on a Snowy Night”. In plain words: Things around you are complicated, so stay alert. Your effort will carry you through, and by autumn you'll come back with good news.

庚乙Fair Fortune
So many faces hide the hearts of tigers and wolves;you rely on your strength and a hard-fought effort.When you return in triumph, autumn is growing late;in Tiger Head City, joy comes looking for you.

Original Chinese

百千人面虎狼心賴汝干戈用力深得勝回時秋漸老虎頭城裏喜相尋

The story behind it

Han Xin Battles the Hegemon-King; Li Su Enters Caizhou on a Snowy Night

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 62 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. Things around you are complicated, so stay alert. Your effort will carry you through, and by autumn you'll come back with good news. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 62 say in English?

So many faces hide the hearts of tigers and wolves; / you rely on your strength and a hard-fought effort. / When you return in triumph, autumn is growing late; / in Tiger Head City, joy comes looking for you.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs