Water Rooster
Guǐ Yǒu, yin
- Stem
- 癸 water, yin
- Branch
- 酉 rooster
- 納音
- 劍鋒金 Metal of the Sword Edge
- Years
- 1933, 1993, 2053
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
癸酉 pairs yin water 癸 with the metal of 酉, the Rooster, and metal carries water. The branch is the generating side. Years include 1933 and 1993.
The sword image of the 納音 carries on from 壬申, and the gloss says metal's usefulness has here reached its peak. Energy is abundant, things have gone as far as they go, and the time has come to gather in. Metal of the Sword Edge agrees with the branch, an agreement that comes with the position.
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.