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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 6: Lin Xiangru Returns the Jade Intact to Zhao

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 6 is rated Great Misfortune, and its story is “Lin Xiangru Returns the Jade Intact to Zhao”. In plain words: There's still some doubt between you and others right now. Don't rush love or partnerships; set your own wants aside and go one step at a time.

甲己Great Misfortune
Why trouble yourself with zither and pipes?Each small step feels like ten thousand miles.You doubt each other, and trust runs dry,so don't cling to private hopes or old sweet feelings.

Original Chinese

何勞鼓瑟更吹笙寸步如登萬里程彼此懷疑不相信休將私意憶濃情

The story behind it

Lin Xiangru Returns the Jade Intact to Zhao

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 6 a good fortune?

It is rated Great Misfortune. There's still some doubt between you and others right now. Don't rush love or partnerships; set your own wants aside and go one step at a time. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 6 say in English?

Why trouble yourself with zither and pipes? / Each small step feels like ten thousand miles. / You doubt each other, and trust runs dry, / so don't cling to private hopes or old sweet feelings.

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