Metal Pig
Xīn Hài, yin
- Stem
- 辛 metal, yin
- Branch
- 亥 pig
- 納音
- 釵釧金 Hairpin and Bracelet Gold
- Years
- 1911, 1971, 2031, 2091
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
Metal carries water, and the Metal Pig joins yin metal 辛 to the water of 亥. That is a stem generating its branch. 1911 and 1971 are examples, and 2031 lies ahead.
The same ornament image, the 納音 of 庚戌 as well, closes the run of metal names in the handbook's list. Metal's work is said to be finished by the time it becomes Hairpin and Bracelet Gold. The stem also happens to be metal, one of those places where the label of the position and the stem's element coincide.
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.