Hexagram 27 頤, Line 3
頤
Hexagram 27 · third line, divided (six)
拂頤，貞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。
The third line, divided, shows one acting contrary to the method of nourishing. However firm he may be, there will be evil. For ten years let him not take any action, (for) it will not be in any way advantageous.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
十年勿用，道大悖也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 27 becomes hexagram 22.
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Character glossary
- 拂fúto shake off, to brush away; dust
- 頤yícheeks, jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
- 貞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 年niányear; anniversary; a person's age
- 勿wùmust not, do not; without, never
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep
- 悖bèicontradictory; counter to
- 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.