Original text and translation of the hexagram "Zhouyi"

夬 hexagram

(Zetian 夬) Dui Shang Qian Xia

"夬": Raised in the royal court, with a nickname. If you are serious, tell me. If it is unfavorable, it will lead to war, but if it is beneficial, it will lead to you.

On the ninth day of the lunar month, it is stronger than the front toe and cannot win, so it is a fault.

Ninety-two, be alert. There will be troops at night, so don’t be afraid.

Ninety-three, stronger than a qiao, fierce. A gentleman walks alone, and if he is wet in the rain, he will feel embarrassed without any blame.

Ninety-four, the buttocks have no skin, and their lines are second and third. Leading the sheep regrets his death, but he doesn't believe it when he hears the words.

In the 95th year of the 9th Five-Year Plan, Amaranth and Lu are on the right track, with no blame.

On the top six, there is no number, but there will be danger in the end. Translation and Notes

Translation

Yang Gua: There was dancing and fun in the royal court, and someone called out "The enemy is coming." A message came from the city: "It's not good for an attack, so be on guard." It's good for travel.

Ninth day of the lunar month: If your toe is injured, if you go back again, your feet will be weak and you will suffer.

Ninety-two: Some people exclaimed that the enemy is coming at night, but there is no need to worry.

Ninety-three: The cheekbone is injured, dangerous. The gentleman was walking alone in a hurry. When it rained, he got wet all over. He was very unhappy, but there was no disaster.

Jiu Si: My hip was injured and it was very difficult to walk. I was leading a sheep to do business. I regretted that the sheep was lost. I asked how it was lost, but I couldn't explain.

Ninety-five: The thin-horned goat is jumping happily in the middle of the road, and there is no disaster.

Part 6: If a dog barks, the result will be dangerous.

Notes

①夬(guai) is the title of this hexagram. "夤" is the original character for "kuai", which has two meanings: happy and fast. The content of the whole hexagram mainly talks about guarding against enemies and traveling. The title takes the literal meaning of "夬".

② Yang: A martial dance performed with weapons.

③Fuhao: call sign. There is fierceness: there are enemies coming to invade.

④Ji Rong: Defend immediately.

⑤ Zhuang: injured.

⑥Vigilance signal: panic cry.

⑦Mo: The original character of "twilight" means the sun goes down.

⑧馗(qiu): cheekbones.

⑨夬夬: in a hurry.

(10)If: And. Confucianism: Get wet.

(11): Unhappy, dissatisfied.

(12) Skin: meat. Buttocks without skin: Here it means that the buttocks are injured. Yanciqie: Used as "Yue Zhi", which means that it is difficult to walk.

(14) Wen: used as "ask". Yan: Used as "毆", meaning loss. Letter: defense, explanation.

(15) Amaranth: thin-horned goat. Lu: It means jumping. Zhongxing: middle of the road.

(16) None: should be the word "dog".