Hexagram 28 大過, Line 5
大過
Hexagram 28 · fifth line, undivided (nine)
枯楊生華，老婦得其士夫，无咎无譽。
The fifth line, undivided, shows a decayed willow producing flowers, or an old wife in possession of her young husband. There will be occasion neither for blame nor for praise.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
枯楊生華，何可久也。老婦士夫，亦可醜也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 28 becomes hexagram 32.
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Character glossary
- 枯kūdried out, withered, decayed
- 楊yángwillow, poplar, aspen; surname
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
- 華huáflowery; illustrious; Chinese
- 老lǎoold, aged; experienced
- 婦fùmarried woman; wife
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 士shìscholar, gentleman; soldier
- 夫fūman, husband; worker; those
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 譽yùfame, reputation; to praise
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 久jiǔlong ago; a long time
- 也yěalso, too
- 亦yìalso, too; likewise
- 醜chǒuugly; shameful; comedian, clown
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.