Metal Goat
Xīn Wèi, yin
- Stem
- 辛 metal, yin
- Branch
- 未 goat
- 納音
- 路旁土 Earth by the Roadside
- Years
- 1931, 1991, 2051
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
辛未 is yin metal on the earth of 未, the Goat. Earth bears metal in the generating cycle, so the branch supports the stem. Years such as 1931 and 1991 belong to it.
This is the second year with the 納音 Earth by the Roadside, and the earth of the name repeats the earth of 未. The handbook's interest is in visibility, in things that have a form you could point at. Its agreement with the branch is positional, as with all names of this kind.
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.