Translation & Terminology of Chinese Metaphysics (including Chinese characters)

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Yin, Yang & Five Elements: 阴阳,五行 (Yin Yang,Wu Xing)

Yin = 阴 (Yin)

Yang = 阳 (Yang)

Metal = 金 (Jin)

Water = 水 (Shui)

Wood = 木 (Mu)

Fire = 火 (Huo)

Earth = 土 (Tu)


Ten Heavenly Stems: 十天干 (Shi Tian Gan)

甲 (Jia) = Yang Wood. Eg; Big tree etc.

乙 (Yi) = Yin Wood. Eg; Plants (small tree) etc.

丙 (Bing) = Yang Fire. Eg; Sun, big/strong fire etc.

丁 (Ding) = Yin Fire. Eg; Candle light fire, stove fire etc.

戊 (Wu) = Yang Earth. Eg; Mountain, rock etc.

己 (Ji) = Yin Earth. Eg; Farm land, soil etc.

庚 (Gen) = Yang Metal. Eg; Raw metal, sword, axe etc.

辛 (Xin) = Yin Metal. Eg; Needle, jewelleries etc.

壬 (Ren) = Yang Water. Eg; Sea, flood, lake etc.

癸 (Gui) = Yin Water. Eg; Stream, mist, fog etc.


Twelve Earthly Branches: 十二地支 (Shi Er Di Zhi)

子 (Zi) = Yang, Rat, Mid of Winter Season.

丑 (Chou) = Yin, Ox, End of Winter Season.

寅 (Yin) = Yang, Tiger, Beginning of Spring Season.

卯 (Mao) = Yin, Rabbit, Mid of Spring Season.

辰 (Chen) = Yang, Dragon, End of Spring Season.

巳 (Si) = Yin, Snake, Beginning of Summer Season.

午 (Wu) = Yang, Horse, Mid of Summer Seaon.

未 (Wei) = Yin, Goat, End of Summer Season.

申 (Shen) = Yang, Monkey, Beginning of Autumn Season.

酉 (You) = Yin, Rooster, Mid of Autumn Season.

戌 (Xu) = Yang, Dog, End of Autumn Season.

亥 (Hai) = Yin, Pig, Beginning of Winter Season.



Bazi(Four Pillars): 八字 (Ba Zi)

Annual Year = 流年 (Liu Nian)

Combo = 合 (He)

• Distance Combo = 遥合 (Yao He)

• Half Combo = 半合 (Ban He)
  

• Hidden Combo = 暗合 (An He)

• Jealous Combo = 嫉合 (Du He)

• Six Combo = 六合 (Liu He)
  

• Three Combo = 三合 (San He)

• Transform Combo = 合化 (He Hua)
  

Crash = 冲 (Chong)

• Distance Crash = 遥冲 (Yao Chong)
  

• Hidden Crash = 暗冲 (An Chong)
  

Day Pillar = 日柱 (Ri Zhu)

Hour Pillar = 时柱 (Shi Zhu)

Luck Pillar = 大运 (Da Yun)

Meet = 会 (Hui)

• Three meeting = 三会 (San Hui)
  

Month Pillar = 月柱 (Yue Zhu)

Penalty = 刑 (Xing)

• Self penalty = 自刑 (Zi Xing)
  

• Three penalty = 三刑 (San Xing)
  

Pierce = 穿 (Chuan)

Ten god = 十神 (Shi Shen)

Useful god = 用神 (Yong Shen)

• Pre-Heaven useful god = 先天用神 (Xian Tian Yong Shen)
  

• Seasonal useful god = 调侯用神 (Tiao Hou Yong Shen)
  

Year Pillar = 年柱 (Nian Zhu)


Feng Shui: 风水 (Feng Shui)


ZiWeiDouShu (Purple Star Astrology): 紫微斗数 (Zi Wei Dou Shu)