Metal Dog
Gēng Xū, yang
- Stem
- 庚 metal, yang
- Branch
- 戌 dog
- 納音
- 釵釧金 Hairpin and Bracelet Gold
- Years
- 1910, 1970, 2030, 2090
Each listed year runs from its boundary to the next one, and it depends on the convention. Early dates in the calendar year can belong to the year before.
About this year
庚戌 places yang metal 庚 on the earth of 戌, the Dog, and earth bears metal. The branch generates the stem. 1970 and 2030 are two of its years.
Hairpin and Bracelet Gold, the 納音, agrees with the stem. Sanming Tonghui tells a small story here: metal energy has gone into hiding, the body is spent, and it has been hammered into ornaments and put away in the women's rooms with nothing further to do. The name's element comes from position, so the match with 庚 is no extra signal.
Where this text comes from
The 納音 name follows the Wikisource text of 三命通會, volume 1, the only witness we found for the full set of names. The polarity of the stems and branches and the generating and overcoming cycles follow 五行大義 volume 2.
- 三命通會 卷一 (Wikisource 三命通會/卷一, SIMPLIFIED script as stored on Wikisource)
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- 五行大義 卷二 (Wikisource 五行大義/2, traditional script)
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The English here is our own plain wording, not a translation of a single source.