Guan Di lot 15 of 100
Two households well matched
Middling (中平, 乙戊). Grades differ between editions, and many Taiwanese temples print none. Shown as Wikisource gives it. Wikisource prints no stem pair for this lot, so 乙戊 is from manekineko.com.tw.
兩家門戶各相當
不是姻緣莫較量
直待春風好消息
卻調琴瑟向蘭房
Two households stand on equal terms.
If it is not a true match, do not push it.
Wait until news comes with the spring wind,
and then you will tune the zither and lute in the orchid room.
What this lot says
This is a lot about a match that suits both sides and needs time. The verse says not to force what is not a true fit, and to wait for the right season.
If your question is about a relationship or an agreement, it advises patience and equal footing, and nothing in it speaks of pressure.
A lot is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.
The story behind it
Zhang Junrui yearns for Yingying (張君瑞憶鶯鶯)
According to the account on Wikisource, which cites the play "The Western Chamber", Zhang Gong lodged in a temple and helped protect the Cui family from bandits. The mother had promised him her daughter Yingying, then broke the promise, and he fell ill with longing.
Source: Wikisource, 關聖帝君靈籤/15, the 故事及記載 section
Where this text comes from
This verse is a traditional temple text with no known author. We read it from two named web transcriptions, Chinese Wikisource (the base text) and manekineko.com.tw. Neither is a scan of a printing, the edition behind them is mixed, and we could not establish whether the two are independent of each other.
Wikisource (關聖帝君靈籤) (the text shown above)
兩家門戶各相當 / 不是姻緣莫較量 / 直待春風好消息 / 卻調琴瑟向蘭房
Retrieved 2026-11-09. Transcription licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
manekineko.com.tw (富貴轉運站)
兩家門戶各相當 / 不是姻緣莫較量 / 直待春風好消息 / 卻調琴瑟向蘭房
Retrieved 2026-11-09
English translation, meaning and story summaries are by Cast & Chart.