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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 48: Zhao Wuniang Searches for Her Husband; Dou Changjun Comes to Chang'an

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 48 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “Zhao Wuniang Searches for Her Husband; Dou Changjun Comes to Chang'an”. In plain words: It's cold, the road is hard, and things at home feel unsettled. Luckily, someone will speak up to help, and the whole family can be happy together again.

戊辛Fair Fortune
Over mountains and rivers in the bitter cold,how can brothers and in-laws be at ease?If not for one call from the tiger-headed man,who could make your family whole and glad again?

Original Chinese

登山涉水正天寒兄弟姻親那得安不遇虎頭人一喚全家誰保汝重歡

The story behind it

Zhao Wuniang Searches for Her Husband; Dou Changjun Comes to Chang'an

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 48 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. It's cold, the road is hard, and things at home feel unsettled. Luckily, someone will speak up to help, and the whole family can be happy together again. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 48 say in English?

Over mountains and rivers in the bitter cold, / how can brothers and in-laws be at ease? / If not for one call from the tiger-headed man, / who could make your family whole and glad again?

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