Guan Yin lot 11 of 100
A good match after the bustle
Highest (上上). Grade from lot 11 of the related Goodfate edition, whose verse is worded quite differently, so it is not compared line by line below. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.
欲求好事喜非常
爭相姻親只暫忙
畢竟到頭成好事
貴人接引貴人鄉
You seek a good thing, and the joy is great.
People crowd around the match, but the fuss is brief.
In the end the good thing comes about,
And someone of standing leads you to a place of standing.
What this lot says
Good news is in the air, and the verse shows the noisy part of a match, with people crowding round and competing to arrange things. It says this fuss will be short.
Its advice is to keep your calm during the busy stretch. The last line points to help from someone of standing.
If you are planning a wedding, negotiating between two families or waiting to hear on a role with several candidates, let the bustle pass without taking offense. Accept an introduction when someone respected offers one, and thank them properly.
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
A letter commends Jiang Wei (書薦姜維)
Jiang Wei was a Wei officer who went over to Shu Han in 228, and Zhuge Liang spoke of him to colleagues as loyal and unusually talented. He rose with the backing of a powerful patron, much like the helper in this verse's last line.
Source: Wikipedia, Jiang Wei
Where this text comes from
This verse is a traditional temple text with no known author. No single original edition is known and wording differs between temples, so we compare named witnesses and record where they differ.
Míguāng (覓光) (the text shown above)
欲求好事喜非常 / 爭相姻親只暫忙 / 畢竟到頭成好事 / 貴人接引貴人鄉
Retrieved 2026-11-08
Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)
欲求好事喜非常 / 爭相姻親只暫忙 / 畢竟到頭成好事 / 貴人接引貴人鄉
Retrieved 2026-11-08
Where the sources differ
- The related Goodfate edition has a substantially different verse for this lot.
English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.