Hexagram 50 鼎, Line 1
鼎
Hexagram 50 · first line, divided (six)
鼎顛趾，利出否，得妾以其子，无咎。
The first line, divided, shows the caldron overthrown and its feet turned up. (But) there will be advantage in its getting rid of what was bad in it. (Or it shows us) the concubine (whose position is improved) by means of her son. There will be no error.
James Legge (1882), public domain.
Small image (小象)
鼎顛趾，未悖也。利出否，以從貴也。
If only this line changes, hexagram 50 becomes hexagram 14.
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Character glossary
- 鼎dǐnglarge, three-legged bronze cauldron
- 顛diānpeak, summit, top; to upset
- 趾zhǐtoe; tracks, footprints
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 否fǒuno, not, un-; final particle
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 妾qièconcubine
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 无wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 咎jiùfault, defect; error, mistake
- 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
- 悖bèicontradictory; counter to
- 也yěalso, too
- 從cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
- 貴guìexpensive, costly; valuable, precious
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.