Source: After Wang Wei, "Seeing Off Yuan the Second"
A parting, but a fresh start is also near.
"Rain sprinkles the inn green again; a thousand willow strands look new." Adapting a famous farewell poem, this lot speaks of parting; yet the willows are new, a sign of a fresh start after separation.
| Single | Say goodbye to the past and welcome a new start. |
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| Dating | A brief parting is fine; stay in touch. |
| Married | If apart, find new ways to stay close. |
After Wang Wei's "Seeing Off Yuan the Second": "Morning rain in Weicheng settles the dust; the inn is green, the willows fresh." It became the farewell song "Three Refrains at Yang Pass"; the temple text echoes its sung form. Breaking a willow twig was the old custom at partings.
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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