Wong Tai Sin Oracle No. 18
The Cuckoo's Bloody Cry Moves the Traveler's Heart
The cuckoo cries until it bleeds, its sound mournful, startling people from their dreams and stirring feelings of longing for home.
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The Cuckoo's Bloody Cry Moves the Traveler's Heart
Very BadThe cuckoo cries, shedding tears of sorrow,
its voice full of grievance, the frosty chill startling dreams.
It stirs the stranger in a foreign land,
whose heart is even more touched by thoughts of home.
Original text
Original Chinese verse
杜鹃啼血泪悲声
声怨霜寒梦乍惊
惊动异乡为异客
客心更触故园情
ALLUSION
Allusion
Legend has it that the Shu Emperor Du Yu transformed into a cuckoo. Because he missed his homeland and country, he wept until he lost his voice. Two lines of tears fell to the ground and turned into azalea flowers everywhere. A traveler in a foreign land was awakened in the cold winter night by the cry of the cuckoo, each sound sorrowful and desolate. Like lamentation, like yearning. Like weeping, like telling. Seeing such a desolate scene and hearing the sound triggers feelings, increasing the longing for home. It is a kind of gloomy and sorrowful atmosphere.
This lot carries ominous portents. To turn misfortune into good fortune, those who draw this lot must be extremely careful and cautious in all matters. Moreover, one must cultivate goodness to dispel disasters and eliminate calamities, turning misfortune into good fortune. One should also guard against the gossip and slander of petty people. It is auspicious to perform virtuous deeds on the same day.
This lot is also known as: 'Judge Bao Visits Empress Li' – a story from Song dynasty unofficial history. Empress Li was a consort of Emperor Zhenzong of Song. She was framed by Consort Liu and thrown into prison for ten years by the treacherous official Guo Huai. She cried until she went blind. After the prince she was pregnant with was born, a cat was skinned and its tail removed to swap with the prince. After Empress Li was released from prison, she begged for food. Judge Bao tried Guo Huai at night, found Empress Li, and the truth came to light.
INTERPRETATION
Reading the sign
Original text
Silkworms and livestock: Have damage.
Traveler: Far away, has not returned home.
Pregnancy: Has alarm. Marriage: Not good.
Regarding illness: Suitable to pray for relief.
Wealth: Difficult to obtain. Household: Has misfortune.
If seeking plans: Generally unfavorable.
Regarding Feng Shui: Fear of harming offspring and wealth.
Regarding lost items: Even if searched for, difficult to obtain.
Regarding oneself: When luck is stagnant, guard oneself.
Regarding weather: Wind conditions mostly unpleasing.
Regarding travel: Coming and going are both worrisome.
Plain-language signals
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Wong Tai Sin Sign 18, “The Cuckoo's Bloody Cry Moves the Traveler's Heart,” mean?＋
Start with the interpretation: The cuckoo cries until it bleeds, its sound mournful, startling people from their dreams and stirring feelings of longing for home. The allusion matters too, because this sign should be understood through the people, circumstances, and timing behind the poem, not only as a lucky or unlucky label. The story context also points to this: Legend has it that the Shu Emperor Du Yu transformed into a cuckoo. Because he missed his homeland and country, he wept until he lost his voice.
Is Wong Tai Sin Sign 18 a lucky sign?＋
Its formal level is “Very Bad.” That gives you a starting point, but the practical reading is still about The cuckoo cries until it bleeds, its sound mournful, startling people from their dreams and stirring feelings of longing for home. In other words, this sign is more useful as a grounded reading of your current question than as a vague lucky-or-unlucky label.
What does Wong Tai Sin Sign 18 suggest for planning and career?＋
In the plain-language signals for this sign, planning is “Unfavorable for plans; nothing goes as wished.” and career is “Career is difficult to improve..” If your question is about a project, a role change, work momentum, or professional direction, these two lines are more useful than only asking whether the sign is good or bad.
What does Wong Tai Sin Sign 18 say about wealth, business, and timing?＋
For money and execution, the sign reads wealth as “Hard to have financial luck; do not struggle in vain.” and business or dealings as “read it inside your deal or timing question.” If you are asking about revenue, cooperation, negotiation, signing, or whether the timing is right, these signals are the clearest plain-language reading on the page.
What does Wong Tai Sin Sign 18 suggest for relationships and marriage?＋
For relationship questions, the sign gives marriage as “Not a good time for marriage.” and household or relationship atmosphere as “Be careful, as disaster may befall the household..” If you are weighing a bond, a commitment, or the direction of a relationship, these two signals are the best place to start your reading.
What should I do after reading Wong Tai Sin Sign 18?＋
Read the poem, the allusion, and the plain-language fortune signals as one whole answer to the same question. First decide what you are really asking, then use this sign to judge where to move, where to wait, and where to leave room. If you want to keep going, continue the same question inside Cantian AI for a fuller reading flow.