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Guides

• Breaking and Hidden Combinations: Destruction Disguised as Union and the Secret Underground Alliance

  Breaking (相破) is the most subtle relationship among the Twelve Earthly Branches—on the surface it looks like a combination, but underneath mutual destruction is underway. Hidden Combination (暗合) is the union reached at the Hidden Stem level. This guide explains the essence of Zi-You break, Yin-Hai break, Mao-Wu break, Chen-Chou break, Wei-Xu break, and the practical use of Wu-Hai hidden combo, Mao-Shen hidden combo, Yin-Chou hidden combo, and others.

• Priority Among Branch Relationships: How to Judge When Clashes, Harms, and Combinations Coexist

  A single Bazi chart often contains multiple Earthly Branch relationships simultaneously—combinations (合), clashes (冲), punishments (刑), harms (害), and breaks (破) can coexist. This guide explains the power hierarchy, priority rules, and the 'mediator' (通关) principle for reconciling conflicts, helping readers find the main storyline in complex natal charts.

• The Branch Punishments: Hidden Damage in Earthly Branches

  The Branch Punishments (地支相刑) describe four types of hidden conflict between Earthly Branches: Zi-Mao (rudeness — over-nurturing turns toxic), Yin-Si-Shen (ungratefulness — help met with betrayal), Chou-Xu-Wei (power abuse — same-element infighting), and Self-punishment (Wu-Wu, Chen-Chen, You-You, Hai-Hai — internal contradiction). Unlike clashes, punishments don't announce themselves. They erode from within.

• The Four Directional Frames: San Hui Branch Coalitions

  The Directional Frames (地支三会) unite three consecutive branches of the same season into a pure directional coalition: Yin-Mao-Chen into East Wood, Si-Wu-Wei into South Fire, Shen-You-Xu into West Metal, Hai-Zi-Chou into North Water. The strongest of all branch relationships — they override clashes, combinations, and even the month order. This guide explains the four frames, their power hierarchy, and why san hui trumps every other branch structure.

• The Six Clashes: When Earthly Branches Collide

  The Six Clashes (地支六冲) pit each Earthly Branch against its opposite across the zodiac: Zi-Wu (water vs fire), Chou-Wei (wet vault vs hot vault), Yin-Shen (wood vs metal), Mao-You (pure wood vs pure metal), Chen-Xu (water vault vs fire vault), Si-Hai (fire vs water). Clashes produce four outcomes — activation, breaking, removal, or boosting — depending on strength comparison. This guide explains each clash pair and the judgment logic.