Gui Mei · The Marrying Maiden

Judgment

征凶，无攸利。

To set forth brings misfortune. Nothing is favourable.

The Chinese above is the received classical text. The English below it is a plain-language rendering written for this site — not a scholarly translation. The classical wording is terse and genuinely open to more than one reading, so where interpretations diverge we follow the mainstream one.

The Image (Da Xiang)

泽上有雷，归妹，君子以永终知敝。

泽上响着雷声，这是归妹卦，少女出嫁的卦象，君子应当从长远结果着眼，知晓其中可能的弊端。

The Six Lines

• First line归妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。初九 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Second line眇能视，利幽人之贞。九二 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Third line归妹以须，反归以娣。六三 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fourth line归妹愆期，迟归有时。九四 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Fifth line帝乙归妹，其君之袂，不如其娣之袂良，月几望，吉。六五 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.
• Top line女承筐无实，士刲羊无血，无攸利。上六 — classical Chinese line text. Translations vary substantially between traditions; consult a scholarly edition for depth.

Modern Interpretive Reference

Quality: Inauspicious

Tendency: A union entered on improper footing.

Guidance: When a beginning lacks legitimacy, the outcome rarely holds. Reconsider the basis.

This section is editorial reflection written for this site, not classical commentary. Hexagram qualities are not fixed outcomes — context and response matter more than the label. For cultural reflection only; not a basis for any decision.