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Yue Lao Love Poem No. 16: From Chen Sen's Qing-dynasty novel Pinhua Baojian, chapter 35

Yue Lao Love Poem No. 16 is rated Great Fortune, and its story is “From Chen Sen's Qing-dynasty novel Pinhua Baojian, chapter 35”. In plain words: The one you like likes you back, and even the flowers and birds seem moved. Two happy hearts, and the two of you make a pair.

Great Fortune
The one I hold dear in my heartholds me just as dear in return,and even heartless flowers and birds grow tender,pairing up on the branches to nest side by side.

Original Chinese

意中人人中意則那些無情花鳥也情凝一般的解結枝頭學並棲

The story behind it

From Chen Sen's Qing-dynasty novel Pinhua Baojian, chapter 35

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Questions people ask

Is Yue Lao Love Poem No. 16 a good fortune?

It is rated Great Fortune. The one you like likes you back, and even the flowers and birds seem moved. Two happy hearts, and the two of you make a pair. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Yue Lao Love Poem No. 16 say about love?

The one you like likes you back, and even the flowers and birds seem moved. Two happy hearts, and the two of you make a pair.

What does Yue Lao Love Poem No. 16 say in English?

The one I hold dear in my heart / holds me just as dear in return, / and even heartless flowers and birds grow tender, / pairing up on the branches to nest side by side.

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