WONG TAI SIN · 100 LOTS
Lot 27蚁子知时
中平天晴粉蝶翻衣晒
又看庭前蚁阵排
队伍整齐趋或退
时开时合思何佳
Basic reading
AI-assisted readingThe poem in plain language
Butterflies move their wings in clear weather, while ants form lines in the courtyard. The orderly group advances, retreats, separates, and rejoins. These small creatures offer an image of coordinated adaptation.
The central idea
Butterflies move in sunshine while ordered ants advance, retreat, separate, and regroup. The neutral meaning concerns timing and a fitting response. Order need not mean endless advance or rigidity, and the creatures' behavior is an image rather than a timetable for events in the reader's life.
Source and edition
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蟻子知時 · 中平
天晴粉蝶翻衣曬
又看庭前蟻陣排
隊伍整齊趨或退
時開時合思何佳
huangdaxian.kaucim-1.0.0.tianjige-5
Original text checked: 2026-10-02
Commentary version: tianjige-basic-2026-10-03.4
Basic commentary is AI-assisted and has not yet been individually reviewed by a human. It is not an official temple interpretation.