Tao Kan's Mother Welcomes Guests

Start with the interpretation: In the past, Tao Kan's mother was poor. When guests arrived, she cut off her own hair to sell it in order to buy wine to entertain the guests. 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: During the Jin Dynasty, the high official Tao Kan was poor in his early days. Tao's mother was virtuous; to entertain guests, she did not hesitate to cut off her own long hair to buy wine for the guests.

Its formal level is “Average.” That gives you a starting point, but the practical reading is still about In the past, Tao Kan's mother was poor. When guests arrived, she cut off her own hair to sell it in order to buy wine to entertain the guests. In other words, this sign is more useful as a grounded reading of your current question than as a vague lucky-or-unlucky label.

In the plain-language signals for this sign, planning is “With a thorough plan, naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort” and career is “Career will gradually 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.

For money and execution, the sign reads wealth as “Some slight financial luck” 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.

For relationship questions, the sign gives marriage as “It is a good time to get married” and household or relationship atmosphere as “Family is safe, no need to worry.” 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.

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.