Guanyin Lots vs Wong Tai Sin Kau Cim
Distinguish the OpenFate Guanyin recension from Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin numbered sticks by institution, corpus ownership, exact text, and local terminology.
Overview
English may call both practices kau chim or fortune sticks, but Sik Sik Yuen’s official stick enquiry and this Wiki’s Guanyin corpus are separate institutional sources. A shared romanization does not merge their numbered texts.
At a glance
- Page role
- Focused guide
- Evidence basis
- Government, scholarly, and recension sources
- Reading rule
- Separate the printed text from your contextual inference.
- Editorial state
- Editorial review draft · 2026-09-12
Direct answer
English may call both practices kau chim or fortune sticks, but Sik Sik Yuen’s official stick enquiry and this Wiki’s Guanyin corpus are separate institutional sources. A shared romanization does not merge their numbered texts.
A reliable method
Record the temple, deity, displayed corpus, number, poem, and explanatory fields; compare exact characters before using any result page, and keep Cantonese romanization as an alias rather than identity proof.
- Name the exact corpus or temple version.
- Separate the printed text from your contextual inference.
- Choose one observable, reversible next action.
Worked example
A search for “kau cim 12” may surface either system. The issuing Wong Tai Sin slip should stay with Sik Sik Yuen’s corpus even if a Guanyin page ranks higher.
Close misreading and alternative
Hong Kong usage varies, and one official portal cannot represent every local practice. It does, however, establish that this named corpus is not the Guanyin recension.
Sources and limits
English may call both practices kau chim or fortune sticks, but Sik Sik Yuen’s official stick enquiry and this Wiki’s Guanyin corpus are separate institutional sources. A shared romanization does not merge their numbered texts. Record the temple, deity, displayed corpus, number, poem, and explanatory fields; compare exact characters before using any result page, and keep Cantonese romanization as an alias rather than identity proof. Government and scholar-authored references support terminology and cultural structure, while the pinned OpenFate snapshot identifies only the product recension used on these pages. Treat the text as a structured reflection prompt. It cannot verify hidden thoughts, diagnose health, decide legal or financial risk, or guarantee an event or date. Every factual claim stays traceable to a named source reference, while examples show the method rather than establish what will happen. Conflicts, omissions, and version limits remain visible for audit.
Sources and editorial basis
- OpenFate Guanyin 100-lot recension contractapp/modules/lingqian/logic/data/canon.ts: QIAN_CANON; data/provenance.ts: QIAN_CORPUS_PROVENANCE version guanyin-100-openfate-2026-07-30The pinned product repository establishes only the exact fields and recension shown here. It does not establish universal temple practice, historical truth, or predictive validity.
- 國史館臺灣文獻館：臺灣民俗文物辭典・籤詩「籤詩」entry, ID 891: system sizes, temple-specific corpora, literary materials, and contextual interpretationA Taiwan government reference describing 60-, 64-, and 100-lot families, temple-specific corpora, literary sources, and contextual interpretation.
- 嗇色園黃大仙祠：說文解籤Official 嗇色園黃大仙祠「說文解籤」numbered-stick enquiry; Wong Tai Sin comparison side onlySik Sik Yuen’s official numbered-stick enquiry establishes the institution and corpus on the Wong Tai Sin side of the comparison. It cannot source Guanyin lot meanings.