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第 32 籤 · Lot 32 of 100

常何薦馬周

亦作 劉備求將

Chang He Recommends Ma Zhou

中籤
Mixed
Language

籤詩 The poem

前程杳杳定無疑 石中藏玉有誰知 一朝良匠分明剖 始覺其中碧玉奇
01

The road ahead is obscure but there is a definite time

02

Who knows there is jade hidden within the raw stone?

03

One day a skilled craftsman will clearly cut it open

04

And you will realize the wonder of the green jade inside

籤意 The image

此卦鑿石見玉之象。凡事著力始吉也。

This lot symbolizes chiseling stone to find jade. It indicates that your true value is currently hidden but will eventually be discovered by someone who appreciates it.

解曰 The reading

石中藏玉,良匠方知。等待時機,必有出頭。

Your talent is unrecognized right now. Be patient and wait for an expert or benefactor to discover your true worth and polish you into a treasure.

各項指引 Verdict by matter

MatterVerdictMeaning
自身YourselfAuspicious
財運Money勞力Will be acquired through effort
婚姻MarriageA successful match
疾病Health拖尾Prolonged but will recover
交易Business遲成Successful after delay
家宅Household平平Average
六甲PregnancyLikely a boy
行人TravellerDelayed
MatterVerdictMeaning
尋人Finding someoneWill be found
訟詞LawsuitFavorable outcome
移徙Moving守舊Maintain the status quo
失物Lost item難尋Difficult to find
田蠶Harvest平平Average
六畜LivestockProsperous
墳墓Ancestral gravesAuspicious

典故 The episode this lot is named after

唐朝馬周出身貧寒,寄居常何家中,後代常何上疏,被唐太宗賞識重用的故事。

During the Tang Dynasty, the brilliant scholar Ma Zhou was living in obscurity as a guest of the general Chang He. When the Emperor asked for policy suggestions, Ma Zhou wrote them for Chang He. The Emperor immediately recognized the hidden genius and promoted Ma Zhou.

怎樣看這一籤 Reading lot 32

The poem

籤詩為主The poem leads

Four lines, seven characters each. Read them in order — they move from situation, to obstacle, to turn, to outcome. Everything below is commentary on them.

The grade

中籤Mixed

Lot 32 is graded 中籤 · Mixed. Good in one direction, costly in another. Read the matter you asked about.

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