{"id":10142,"date":"2015-10-18T09:41:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T01:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/?p=10142"},"modified":"2015-10-18T09:41:56","modified_gmt":"2015-10-18T01:41:56","slug":"fengshui-inscriptions-on-wee-theam-tews-tomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bukitbrown.com\/main\/2015\/fengshui-inscriptions-on-wee-theam-tews-tomb\/","title":{"rendered":"“Fengshui” Inscriptions on Wee Theam Tew’s Tomb"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"12031638_10153217106418831_2281764569054690790_o\"<\/a>

The recent discovery of Wee Theam Tew’s tomb<\/p><\/div>\n

The tomb of Wee Theam Tew<\/a> is yet another significant discovery made by tomb whisperer, Raymond Goh in the Greater Bukit Brown. Wee Theam Tew was a lawyer and died at the age of 52 due to his failing health. His tomb has inscriptions in both English and Chinese, and a set of poetic couplets, which is believed to enhance the livelihood of the deceased’s family. This one reads:<\/p>\n

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\"Poetic<\/a>

Inscriptions on Wee Theam Tew’s couplets<\/p><\/div>\n

\u5750\u5c71\u8108\u6b63\u6d3e<\/span>
\u5411\u6c34\u6e90\u7576\u9577<\/span>
\u6dfb\u79c0\u5c71\u70ba\u666f<\/span><\/span>
\u7c4c\u83ef\u5730\u4f5c\u73a9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The mountain sits with honorable aura<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
The river flows with abundance<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
The hills add charm to the landscape<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
The earth becomes pleasing to the eye with accumulated lustre<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

He adds that the couplets “represent the things which Mr. Wee wish to bestow on his descendants \u2014 reputable status, decent lineage and legacy, strong prospects, and a happy home.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What makes these couplets interesting is, in each sentence, there is supposed to be a stop after the first two words. For e.g., \u5750\u5c71 \u00b6 \u8108\u6b63\u6d3e. But the second and third words actually form a noun which is related to Mother Nature \u2014 \u5c71\u8108, \u6c34\u6e90, \u79c0\u5c71, \u83ef\u5730.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>This, in turn, displays Mr. Wee’s brilliance in Chinese literature<\/em>.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We are assuming these were either written by Wee or chosen by Wee.<\/p>\n

Do join the\u00a0discussions in the\u00a0Heritage Singapore – Bukit Brown Cemetery<\/a>\u00a0Facebook group page, a platform for all members like James Koh, to learn, as well as contribute and share their knowledge in all things related to heritage, habitat and\u00a0history.<\/p>\n

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This is how one\u00a0 member of the Heritage Singapore – Bukit Brown Cemetery<\/a> Facebook community, James Koh translated the couplets to English and added his interpretation of the significance of the words\u00a0 :<\/p>\n