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Concordance & Context (6 occurrences)

Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 27.2
2nd Line
abnormal, overwhelming, disproportionate
顪頤,拂經于丘頤,征凶。
Subverted appetites Dismissing the customary, Going into the hills hungering Going boldly into failure
Stats: 181+1027.4
4th Line
abnormal, overwhelming, disproportionate
顪頤吉,虎視耽耽,其欲逐逐,無咎。
Top-heavy appetite is promising The tiger searches, staring and glaring With its passion to hunt and give chase Not wrong
50.1
1st Line
(with) upended, (up)turned (up), inverted
鼎顛趾,利出否。得妾以其子,無咎。
A cauldron with upended feet Worthwhile to expel the stagnating Accepting a concubine for the sake of her child Is without blame
27.2
Xiao Xiang 4
(the) topheavy
顪頤之吉,上施光。
27.4x Top-heavy appetite holds promise: Ascending extends (what is) known
Za Gua
abnormality, abnormally so; upsetting
顪。
Stats: 27.2
Xiao Xiang 1
(with) upended
鼎顛趾,未悖也。利出否,以從貴也。
50.1x A cauldron (with) upended feet: As yet nothing improper * Worthwhile to expel the stagnating: In order to attend to (what is) valued

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