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The 60 Jiazi Fortune Poems

Jiazi Fortune Poem No. 41: Chen San, Wu Niang and the Lychee

Jiazi Fortune Poem No. 41 is the Gengshen poem of the 60-year cycle, and its story is “Chen San, Wu Niang and the Lychee”. In plain words: When it won't budge, pause and try another door. Things may drag, and pacing still counts as moving, but news is close.

Gengshen
Things have come this far and won't be pushed.Singing and drinking, you pace back and forth.Roosters and dogs call nearby; the news is close.A match from a past life will be joined as one.

Original Chinese

令行到此實難推歌歌暢飲自徘徊雞犬相聞消息近婚姻夙世結成雙

What it says about…

Overall luck
Not a big-money sign, and things may drag. It eases after the eighth or ninth lunar month.
Love
A few twists. Couples, talk more and guess less. Singles may hear good news around the eighth to eleventh lunar months.
Business
Not ideal for business. Money lent out may take a long time to come back, so think first.
Work
Draw a stick for each job and compare. If both get this one, stay put.
Buying a home
It may drag, and paperwork may take a few tries. Check documents and ownership carefully.
Health
Things may come and go. Go back whenever the doctor asks you to.
Exams
The first try is harder; with experience, your chances go way up.
Legal disputes
It will drag on. Keep your evidence. It may wrap up around the eighth to eleventh lunar months.
Family
If you keep fighting about the same thing, sit down one day and talk it all the way through.

The story behind it

Chen San, Wu Niang and the Lychee

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Questions people ask

Is Jiazi Fortune Poem No. 41 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: When it won't budge, pause and try another door. Things may drag, and pacing still counts as moving, but news is close. The choice is yours.

What does Jiazi Fortune Poem No. 41 say about love?

A few twists. Couples, talk more and guess less. Singles may hear good news around the eighth to eleventh lunar months.

What does Jiazi Fortune Poem No. 41 say in English?

Things have come this far and won't be pushed. / Singing and drinking, you pace back and forth. / Roosters and dogs call nearby; the news is close. / A match from a past life will be joined as one.

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