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Matchmaker Oracle · Lot 89

Source: Qin Guan, "Immortals at the Magpie Bridge"

兩情若是久長時
又豈在朝朝暮暮

What it means

True love doesn't need every day together; it can last across distance.

"If love between two is to last, why must they be together morning and evening?" True love doesn't depend on daily company; even apart or at a distance, it can endure.

Guidance in love

SingleA bond from afar is worth embracing.
DatingLong distance can last with true hearts.
MarriedWhen apart, trust and longing are your bridge.

Line by line

  1. 兩情若是久長時
    If the love between two is to last long
  2. 又豈在朝朝暮暮
    why must they be together every morning and evening?

Original context

From Qin Guan's "Immortals at the Magpie Bridge", on the Cowherd and Weaver's Qixi meeting: "One meeting in golden wind and jade dew surpasses countless human ones... If love is to last, why must it be every morning and evening?"

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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