䷵ Marrying Maiden - 归妹

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Upper Trigram ☱ Dui   Lower Trigram ☳ Zhen

King Wen Order: 54 | Binary: 110100 | Leibniz Order: 53 | Genetic Code: ACU

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Marrying Maiden

THE MARRYING MAIDEN. Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that would further.

归妹:征凶,无攸利。

The woman holds the basket, but there are no fruits in it.

上六:女承筐无实,士刲羊无血,无攸利。

The sovereign I gave his daughter in marriage.

六五:帝乙归妹,其君之袂,不如其娣之袂良,月几望,吉。

The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time. A late marriage comes in due course.

九四:归妹愆期,迟归有时。

The marrying maiden as a slave.

六三:归妹以须,反归以娣。

A one-eyed man who is able to see.

九二:眇能视,利幽人之贞。

The marrying maiden as a concubine. A lame man who is able to tread. Undertakings bring good fortune.

初九:归妹以娣,跛能履,征吉。

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Hexagram 54 - The Marrying Maiden/ An Untenable Situation