Wood Rooster
Yǐ Yǒu, yin
- Stem
- 乙 wood, yin
- Branch
- 酉 rooster
- 納音
- 井泉水 Water of the Well Spring
- Years
- 1945, 2005, 2065
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
In 乙酉 a yin wood stem rests on the metal of 酉, the Rooster, and metal cuts wood. The relation repeats the pattern of 甲申 just before it in the count. The years include 1945 and 2005.
Water of the Well Spring is the 納音 it shares with that neighbor. The gloss says mother and child occupy one place, a phrase we read as a nod to metal producing water in the generating cycle. Water in the name is the slot's label and leaves the wood of the stem as it was.
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.