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Matchmaker Oracle · Lot 47

Source: Folk saying

五百英雄都在此
不知誰是狀元郎

What it means

Many choices, and the best one isn't clear yet; observe a while longer.

"Five hundred heroes all here; who will be top scholar?" Many choices, hard to know who is best. Observe and spend time; don't decide in haste, and the true one will reveal themselves.

Guidance in love

SingleThere are admirers; take time to see who is most sincere.
DatingIf there are rivals, win with sincerity, not tactics.
MarriedWhen opinions differ at home, reason it out together.

Line by line

  1. 五百英雄都在此
    Five hundred heroes all gather here
  2. 不知誰是狀元郎
    no one knows who will be top scholar.

Original context

A folk saying about the imperial exams: many talents gathered, and no one yet knows who will come first; many contenders, outcome undecided.

Text: the 100-lot Matchmaker (Yue Lao) oracle used in Taiwan. Most lots quote classical texts; sources were checked against the originals, obvious copying errors corrected, and uncertain sources marked as such.

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