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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 45: Liu Bang Meets Ding Gong; Xiahou Ying, Lord Teng's Chamber

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 45 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “Liu Bang Meets Ding Gong; Xiahou Ying, Lord Teng's Chamber”. In plain words: Tend your own heart well, because even the best feng shui can't beat a good heart. Do your part, and the blessings are yours.

戊戊Fair Fortune
Work the field of your heart with all your strength;every hillside, after all, holds its graves.A lucky burial site can't match a good heart;in the end, their efforts fall short of yours.

Original Chinese

好將心地力耕耘彼此山頭總是墳陰地不如心地好修為到底卻輸君

The story behind it

Liu Bang Meets Ding Gong; Xiahou Ying, Lord Teng's Chamber

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 45 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. Tend your own heart well, because even the best feng shui can't beat a good heart. Do your part, and the blessings are yours. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 45 say in English?

Work the field of your heart with all your strength; / every hillside, after all, holds its graves. / A lucky burial site can't match a good heart; / in the end, their efforts fall short of yours.

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