【小毛学英语系列2】
第二讲
二、 五行the five phases
五行
the five phases
木
wood
火
fire
土
earth
金
metal
水
water
五行学说
five-phase theory
别异比类
analogy
五行相生
the generation cycle of the five phases
木生火
wood generates fire
火生土
fire generates earth
土生金
earth generates metal
金生水
metal generates water
水生木
water generates wood
生化
generation and transformation
五行相克
the restriction cycle of the five phases
木克土
wood restricts earth
火克金
fire restricts metal
土克水
earth restricts water
金克木
metal restricts wood
水克火
water restricts fire
五行相乘
over-restriction (of the five-phase relationships)
制化
restriction and generation
五行相侮
counter-restriction (of the five-phase relationships)
木侮金
wood counter-restricts metal
火侮水
fire counter-restricts water
土侮木
earth counter-restricts wood
金侮火
metal counter-restricts fire
水侮土
water counter-restricts earth
亢害承制
harmful hyperactivity and responding inhibition (Hyperactivity causes harm; preventing its development brings order.)
所胜
the phase being restricted (by another); restricted phase
所不胜
the phase that is not restricted (by another)
木为金之所胜
wood is the phase that is restricted by metal
火为水之所胜
fire is the phase that is restricted by water
土为木之所胜
earth is the phase that is restricted by wood
金为火之所胜
metal is the phase that is restricted by fire
水为土之所胜
water is the phase that is restricted by earth
木为土之所不胜
wood is the phase that is not restricted by earth
火为金之所不胜
fire is the phase that is not restricted by metal
土为水之所不胜
earth is the phase that is not restricted by water
金为木之所不胜
metal is the phase that is not restricted by wood
水为火之所不胜
water is the phase that is not restricted by fire
木曰曲直
wood is characterized by bending and straightening
木喜条达
wood prefers free activity
火为阳
fire pertains to yang
火曰炎上
fire is the flaming upward
土爰稼穑
earth is the sowing and reaping
土生万物
earth engenders the myriad things; earth gives birth to everything
金曰从革
metal is the working of change
金气肃杀
metal is characterized by clearing and descent
水曰润下
water is the moistening and descending
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