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Matchmaker Oracle · Lot 76

Source: Book of Songs, "Biao You Mei"

摽有梅
其實七兮
求我庶士
迨其吉兮

What it means

Time doesn't wait; seize the good moment.

"The plums are falling; seven in ten remain." Suitors, come on an auspicious day. Time won't wait; the good moment is now, so seize it and don't miss a good match.

Guidance in love

SingleThe timing is right; if you like someone, act.
DatingA good time to move forward; don't delay.
MarriedCarry out shared plans while the time is right.

Line by line

  1. 摽有梅
    The plums are falling
  2. 其實七兮
    seven in ten remain.
  3. 求我庶士
    You gentlemen who court me
  4. 迨其吉兮
    come on an auspicious day.

Original context

From "Biao You Mei" in the Book of Songs: a young woman watches the plums fall, seven left, then three, and calls on her suitors to come on a lucky day before it's too late.

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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