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Chinese fortune poems, one page each

Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 30: A lady with knitted brows looks up at the sky.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 30 is paired with the Lü · The Wanderer hexagram. In plain words: Your heart is heavy, and the one you're waiting for is far away. The waves are high right now, so wait for calm water before you set out.

Lü · The Wanderer
A lady with knitted brows looks up at the sky.The crane has gone; the moon is full for no one.Heaven and sea stretch wide, and the shore is far.Wild waves and reckless wind could tip the boat.

Original Chinese

歛黛佳人仰看天堂前鶴去月空圓天淵浩浩津涯遠迅浪痴風恐覆船

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 30 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Your heart is heavy, and the one you're waiting for is far away. The waves are high right now, so wait for calm water before you set out. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 30 say in English?

A lady with knitted brows looks up at the sky. / The crane has gone; the moon is full for no one. / Heaven and sea stretch wide, and the shore is far. / Wild waves and reckless wind could tip the boat.

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