WONG TAI SIN · 100 LOTS
Lot 82孔子在卫
中平圣人击磬在于卫
谁料过门有荷篑
嗟叹有心挽道穷
可怜日月今将逝
Basic reading
AI-assisted readingThe poem in plain language
The poem describes a sage sounding a stone chime in Wei as someone carrying a basket passes outside. The sound leads into a lament that places the wish to restore a moral path beside the passage of time. The ideal remains, but time keeps moving, and the verse offers no completed resolution.
The central idea
The chime carries an ideal alongside the sorrow of time passing without its fulfillment. Sincerity does not ensure success. A valued aspiration can remain meaningful while its limits are acknowledged and the person carrying it is treated with care.
Source and edition
Source of the title, grade and verse: kaucim.ai · 黄大仙百签参考数据集
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孔子在衛 · 中平
聖人擊磬在於衛
誰料過門有荷簣
嗟嘆有心挽道窮
可憐日月今將逝
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.