Lot 46 (Lower Lower) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Lady Meng Jiang Weeps at the Great Wall" — Lady Meng Jiang traveled a thousand li to find her husband, learned of his death and wept so bitterly that the Great Wall crumbled — moving heaven and earth.
Lot 46
Lower LowerPoem
The golden cock weeps blood with a mournful cry
Autumn wind and falling leaves make sorrow deeper
At this moment everything goes wrong
Sincere repentance seeks a turning point
Mèng Jiāngnǚ Kū Chángchéng
Historical Allusion
Lady Meng Jiang Weeps at the Great Wall
Lady Meng Jiang traveled a thousand li to find her husband, learned of his death and wept so bitterly that the Great Wall crumbled — moving heaven and earth.
General Guidance
The very lowest lot. Nothing goes right, deepest sorrow. Sincere repentance and broad good deeds are needed to change one's fortune.
General Guidance
Career
Nothing goes right; staying still is best.
Love
Love extremely troubled; time needed to heal.
Health
At your worst physically; seek medical care urgently.
Wealth
Worst financial luck; strict defense needed.
Travel
Absolutely no travel; staying home is essential.
Litigation
Extremely unfavorable in dispute; reconcile immediately.
- Tradition
- Guanyin 100 Oracle (观音灵签 / 观音一百签) — a traditional divination practice at Guanyin temples across East Asia, drawing on classical Chinese allusions (典故) as reflective mirrors.
- Source
- Follows the widely circulated 100-lot text commonly printed at Chinese and Taiwanese Guanyin temples. No single canonical edition exists; minor wording variations occur across temple printings.
- Translation
- Chinese preserves traditional phrasing. English renderings are Cihang's adaptations for bilingual devotional reading, not scholarly translations.
- Note
- Reflection, not prediction. The oracle invites contemplation of the lot's historical allusion as a mirror for your present circumstances; it does not claim divinatory certainty.
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