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55th Cim – Guichou – of the Wood Element favoring Spring - the East is favored

Empty words mean naught in advances or retreats,

Just see the matters that have met failures,

Hidden pearls have not changed,

And your worries would be for nothing.


Intepretation:

It is said that those who recognize opportunities are great men, and those who knew when to back off are true heroes. Nevertheless, empty words are not truthful and have a hand in many failures. Just take a look at the failures. It is not unlike worrying about hidden pearls that have yet to change. This cim tells the recipients that any matter cannot be performed to perfection. When carrying out a task, one must not worry about every minor loss. They must recognize opportunities and know when to advance or back off. Those who are truly talented would be as the hidden pearl, and would not remain hidden for long.

For pleas of wealth, the current situation may not be ideal, as it may be the situation of “receiving money with the forehand and losing it with the backhand”.

For pleas of academic success, know that the opportunity has yet to arrive; one must wait but there will be a chance for those who are talented.

For pleas of marital matters, marriages that are not fated will not succeed easily; it is better to seek a new candidate.

For pleas of legal matters, know that delays will occur.

Neither traveling nor moving is favored; it is better to stay put.

For ailments, do not feel at ease.

For lost items, recovery will be difficult.

Pregnancies will result in a boy

General affairs will see a waste of efforts and little profit. Undertakings will face difficulties. Family affairs will experience verbal discord. Family fortune will face calamities followed by fortune. Marital affairs will not succeed. Pleas for children should not be made.Pregnancies will have a firstborn boy followed by a girl (a boy may be born; daughters in law will have late pregnancies). Pleas for wealth will be lighty answered. Pleas for academic success should wait till the next opportunity. The Age Lords are at peace. Ailments will be a poor affair and will see delays. Travelers will meet no blessed person. Business undertakings will encounter financial loss. Visitors will arrive on the day of Wei (half-moon). Shipping will not be profitable. Moving will not be favored. Lost items will be hard to recover. Pleas for rain will not arrive yet. Legal affairs will see delay and financial loss. Livestock will be a waste of effort and provide no profit. The crops are neither favored nor calamitous. Construction will face upheavals; harmony will be hard to achieve. Burials and resting place will not have favored grounds. Fishermen will be a waste of effort. Fisheries will be waste of capital. Hatcheries will incur losses in capital. The monthly commands will not be as expecte, discords may occur. Lost persons will be hard to find. Letters from afar may gradually offer some hope.

The Ancients say: Guo Hua misses an opportunity while drunk