Hexagram 23 剝, Line 5
剝
Hexagram 23 · fifth line, divided (six)
貫魚，以宮人寵，无不利。
The fifth line, divided, shows (its subject leading on the others like) a string of fishes, and (obtaining for them) the favour that lights on the inmates of the palace. There will be advantage in every way.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
以宮人寵，終无尤也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 23 becomes hexagram 20.
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Character glossary
- 貫guànto pierce, to string up; a string of 100
- 魚yúfish
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 宮gōngpalace; surname
- 人rénman, person; people
- 寵chǒngto love; to favor, to pamper, to spoil;
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 終zhōngend; finally, in the end
- 尤yóuespecially, particularly
- 也yěalso, too
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0); Chinese Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.