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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 66: Du Fu Enjoys the Spring; Zhuge Liang Lives Quietly in Nanyang

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 66 is rated Great Fortune, and its story is “Du Fu Enjoys the Spring; Zhuge Liang Lives Quietly in Nanyang”. In plain words: Work in the place you know best; you don't need to look far away. Your luck is good this year, and happy news comes in pairs at home.

庚己Great Fortune
Plow and plant right here in your hometown;why go looking for your fortune far away?This year a new and better luck arrives;joy fills your doorway, and good things come in pairs.

Original Chinese

耕耘只可在鄉邦何用求謀向外方只可今年新運好門闌喜氣事雙雙

The story behind it

Du Fu Enjoys the Spring; Zhuge Liang Lives Quietly in Nanyang

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 66 a good fortune?

It is rated Great Fortune. Work in the place you know best; you don't need to look far away. Your luck is good this year, and happy news comes in pairs at home. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 66 say in English?

Plow and plant right here in your hometown; / why go looking for your fortune far away? / This year a new and better luck arrives; / joy fills your doorway, and good things come in pairs.

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