WONG TAI SIN · 100 LOTS
Lot 72守株待兔
中平兔儿久待意何如
堪叹愚人独守株
算是无能令我笑
不须守旧自拘拘
Basic reading
AI-assisted readingThe poem in plain language
The poem describes someone remaining beside a stump and waiting for another rabbit without trying a new approach. Its latter half points out the limit of this waiting: an accidental past success should not become a rigid rule that confines future action.
The central idea
Waiting beside the stump turns a single accident into an expectation. The warning concerns attachment to a past event after circumstances have changed. Experience can still be valued without asking life to repeat the same fortunate moment.
Source and edition
Source of the title, grade and verse: kaucim.ai · 黄大仙百签参考数据集
Titles and verses are displayed in Simplified Chinese. The Traditional Chinese source is retained below. Source checks cover the original text, not official endorsement of the commentary.
守株待兔 · 中平
兔兒久待意何如
堪嘆愚人獨守株
算是無能令我笑
不須守舊自拘拘
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.