Pair 47 of the sixty

Metal Dog庚戌

Hairpin and Bracelet Metal, the Na Yin of this pair.

Na Yin
Hairpin and Bracelet Metal
Stem
庚 Geng
Branch
戌 Dog
Element
Metal
庚戌
Stem above, branch below

庚戌辛亥釵釧金者金至戌而衰至亥而病金既衰病則誠柔矣故曰釵釧金也

Tao Zongyi, in Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu

Why this name

Each pair of neighbours in the cycle shares a Na Yin, a poetic element. The explanation below is Tao Zongyi’s, quoted in Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu.

Years with this pair

1910 · 1970 · 2030 · 2090

Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 1, quoting Tao Zongyi.