年
nian2Mathews: 4711
Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (8 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 03.2
2nd Line★
years, seasons, harvests
屯如邅如，乘馬班如。匪寇，婚媾。女子贞不字，十年乃字。
It seems like needing assistance is the same as turning back
A team of four horses arrayed alike
Not an adversary but a marital suitor*
The woman, of tender years, is resolved: no babies
Ten years, then babies
Stats: 51+3→ 24.6
6th Line
ye ars, harvests
迷復，凶，有災眚。用行師，終有大敗，以其國君凶，至于十年不克征。
Lost return
Ominous
There will be calamity and grave errors
If trying to advance the military
In the end there will be a major defeat
Reaching one’s domain and its nobility with misfortune
Even after ten years, no ability to campaign*
→ 27.3
3rd Line
ye ars, harvests
拂頤，贞凶。十年勿用，無攸利。
Dismissing the appetites
Persistence has pitfalls
For ten years not to be functional
Is not a direction with merit
→ 63.3
3rd Line
years, harvests (in, to)
高宗伐鬼方，三年克之。小人勿用。
The illustrious ancestor subjugated barbarian country
It took three years to conquer them
Lesser people were not at all useful
→ 64.4
4th Line
ye ars, harvests
贞吉，悔亡。震用伐鬼方，三年有賞于大國。
Persistence is promising while regrets pass
Force was spent to subjugate the barbarian country
Though three years brought rewards of great domains
→ 03.2
Xiao Xiang 2
years
六二之難，乘剛也。十年乃字，反常也。
03.2x Six second has difficulties
Overcoming resolve
* Ten years, then babies:
Revise the rules
Xiao Xiang 3
years
十年勿用，道大悖。
27.3x (For) ten years not to be functional:
A path greatly sideways
Xiao Xiang 3
years
三年克之，憊也。
63.3x Three years to conquer them:
Exhausting
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