Metal Tiger
Gēng Yín, yang
- Stem
- 庚 metal, yang
- Branch
- 寅 tiger
- 納音
- 松柏木 Pine and Cypress Wood
- Years
- 1950, 2010, 2070
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 cuts wood, and in 庚寅 the cutting comes from above: yang metal 庚 over 寅, the Tiger, a wood branch. Stem overcomes branch. 1950 and 2010 are years of this type.
Pine and Cypress Wood is the 納音, and it agrees with the branch. Sanming Tonghui sets wood under metal and frost and observes that these trees keep their leaves after the cold of the year. Hardiness is its point. The element in the name reflects position, and the stem stays metal.
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.