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tui4Mathews: 6568GSR: 512a
Dictionary Definition
(a, the) retreat, retirement, withdrawal; (to) abate, acquiesce, back off, back up, bow out, decline, draw back, escape, flee, give ground, give up, move back, pull back, recede, refuse, regress, retire, retreat, retrogress, run (from), shrink from, step back, subside, withdraw, yield (s, ed, ing)
Radical: 162+2 | First occurrence: Hexagram 20.3
Concordance & Context (9 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 20.3
3rd Line★
(and, or) retreat; draw, pull back (s, ing) "
觀我生進退。
Observing our own lives in advances and retreats
Stats: 162+6→ 34.6
6th Line
to retreat, withdraw, back up, pull back
羝羊触藩，不能退，不能遂。無攸利，艱則吉。
The billy goat butts the hedge
No power to pull back
No power to follow through
Not a direction with merit
But problems give rise to opportunities
→ 57.1
1st Line
(and) retreat, withdraw, draw back (s, ing) "
進退，利武人之贞。
Advancing and retreating
Warranting a warrior’s resolve
→ 40.5x
Xiao Xiang 5
retreat, escape, flee, run (from); give up
君子有觧，小人退也。
40.5x The noble young one (still) owns freedoms
(Which) the common people retreat (from)
→ 52.2x
Xiao Xiang 2
(to) (^ ) back off, up; pull back; retreat (ing)
不拯其隨，未退聽也。
52.2x Not helpful in one’s pursuits:
Not ready to back off (and) listen
→ 20.3
Xiao Xiang 3
(and) retreats
觀我生進退，未失道也。
20.3x Observing our own lives (in) advances (and) retreats:
Still not neglecting the path
Xiao Gua
retire, withdraw, back up, step back, give up
退
Stats: 20.3
Xiao Xiang 6
to pull back
不能退，不能遂，不詳。艱則吉，咎不長。
34.6x No power to pull back,
No power to follow through:
Not examining details
* Problems give rise to opportunities:
The error does not last long
Xiao Xiang 1
(and) retreating
進退，志疑也。利武人之贞，志治也。
57.1x Advancing (and) retreating:
The purpose wavers
* Warranting the warrior’s resolve:
The purpose (is) under control
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