Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 4
Sign 4 of 100
The verse
喜逢春令雨沾濡草木萌芽正及時志士經商皆得意農夫多黍女多絲
In English
Joyfully meeting spring, rain moistens everything.Grasses and trees sprout at exactly the right time.The person of ambition and the merchant both find satisfaction.Farmers have much millet, and women have much silk.
Textual notes
黍 is millet, a grain crop; here it points to agricultural abundance.
The twelve aspects
A temple slip does not give one answer. The same four lines are read differently depending on what you came to ask about, and these are the twelve readings traditionally set down for this sign.
- Career and Recognition
- You take the first spring alone; first place can be selected.
- Business
- Merchants gather from everywhere; the spring wind brings satisfaction.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Congratulations, a son is favorable; noble children may come in succession.
- Health
- Meeting Hua Tuo, illness is healed from now on.
- Marriage
- The timing is bright; harmony forms as desired.
- Travel
- Fortune is smooth; going out brings great benefit.
- Household
- Spring news arrives repeatedly; family affairs bring joy.
- Wealth
- Spring light is full; great profit is suitable.
- Current Fortune
- Everything flourishes; fortune has arrived.
- Lost Item
- Look before and after; search and it is found.
- Farming
- The year is abundant and goods are plentiful; thrift is still needed.
- Legal Matters
- When things go your way, still leave room.