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Matchmaker Oracle · Lot 84

Source: Mencius, "Wan Zhang I"

得其所哉
得其所哉

What it means

At last, the right place to belong.

"It has found its place! It has found its place!" A fish returned to water. You have found the right place or person, at ease and at home.

Guidance in love

SingleThe right person is near or about to appear.
DatingThis relationship puts you at ease; treasure it.
MarriedA settled marriage, like a fish in water.

Line by line

  1. 得其所哉
    It has found its place
  2. 得其所哉
    it has found its place!

Original context

From Mencius: someone gave Zichan a live fish; he told the pond keeper to release it, but the keeper cooked it and reported that the fish, at first sluggish, soon swam away happily. Zichan said, "It has found its place! It has found its place!"

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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