Marrying Maiden — Détail — 64 Hexagrammes Divination
兑宫Élément金N°54
Gui Mei (La Jeune Fille à Marier) — Tonnerre sur Lac. Le tonnerre entre dans le lac comme un mariage. Le timing et la compatibilité comptent.
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Trait 1：归妹以娣，跛能履，征吉。 Marrying off a sister — even a lame person can walk; campaigning brings good fortune. Imperfect conditions still allow action.
Trait 2：眇能视，利幽人之贞。 One eye can see — favorable for the recluse to stay upright. Keep your way within limitations.
Trait 3：归妹以须，反归以娣。 Marrying a sister but sending the elder instead, then reversing — breaking protocol; indecision.
Trait 4：归妹愆期，迟归有时。 Marrying off a sister past the date — delayed but eventually married; there is waiting. Postponed but ultimately fulfilled.
Trait 5：帝乙归妹，其君之袂不如其娣之袂良。月几望，吉。 King Yi marries off his sister — the princess's attire is plainer than the maids'. The moon nears full; auspicious. Noble simplicity brings good fortune.
Trait 6：女承筐无实，士刲羊无血，无攸利。 The woman holds a basket but it is empty; the man slaughters a sheep but no blood flows — no benefit. Form without substance.