Pair 51 of the sixty

Wood Tiger甲寅

Great Stream Water, the Na Yin of this pair.

Na Yin
Great Stream Water
Stem
甲 Jia
Branch
寅 Tiger
Element
Water
甲寅
Stem above, branch below

甲寅乙卯大溪水者寅為東北維卯為正東水流正東則其性順而川澗池沼俱合而歸故曰大溪水也

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

1914 · 1974 · 2034 · 2094

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