Terminology
Core Bazi terminology explained with context and examples.
- Earthly Branch Punishment, Clash, Break, Harm — What's the Difference?
Punishment (xing), Clash (chong), Break (po), and Harm (hai) are the four disharmonious Earthly Branch relationships. Each has a different mechanism, intensity, and real-world manifestation. This guide breaks them down with a comparison framework.
- Fu Yin vs. Fan Yin — Repetition vs. Double-Line Attack
Fu Yin is stem-branch repetition (overdoing it). Fan Yin is simultaneous Heavenly Stem Control + Earthly Branch Clash (double-line assault). Learn the mechanisms, severity difference, and how to handle both.
- Kongwang (Emptiness Void): How to Find It and What It Actually Does
Kongwang means a branch is temporarily drained of power. How to locate it, what it affects, when it stops being empty, and why a void on your taboo god is actually good news.
- Ku (Storehouse) vs. Mu (Tomb) in Bazi: How to Tell Them Apart
The same Chen branch can be a wealth storehouse or a wealth tomb — the difference is everything. Learn to judge by Five Element strength, not by branch name.
- Luming Fa vs. Ziping Fa: Two Completely Different Bazi Systems
Luming method centers on the Year Pillar and Nayin. Ziping method centers on the Day Pillar and Ten Gods. Same chart, different answers. Know which system you're using.
- Month Branch Under Attack — How Much Power Does It Lose?
The Month Branch (月令 yuè lìng, the chart's command center) controls 50% of baseline power. But what happens when it gets clashed, suppressed, or combined without transformation? This guide quantifies the power loss and the pattern downgrade.
- Qu Zhuo Qu Qing: Removing Turbidity to Recover Clarity in Bazi
Turbidity (zhuo) means conflicting forces cancel each other out. Clarity (qing) means forces align. Four paths to remove turbidity and recover a clean pattern structure.
- San He Ju (Three-Combination Bureau) vs. San Hui Ju (Three-Assembly Bureau): Chemical vs. Physical
Three-Combination is chemical transformation — three branches become a new element. Three-Assembly is physical gathering — three same-direction branches pool their power. Different mechanism, different force.
- Self-Punishment (Zi Xing) vs. Fu Yin (Repetition Overload) — Both Mean 'Fighting Yourself,' But the Mechanism Is Completely Different
Self-Punishment (自刑 zì xíng) is internal friction — a branch damaging itself. Fu Yin (伏吟 fú yín) is repetition overload — same thing too many times. Both cause internal chaos, but they work through entirely different channels. This guide draws the line.
- Shen Cai Liang Ting (Body and Wealth Standing Equal): Gain Wealth or Lose It?
When Day Master and Wealth star are dead even — it's the most delicate balance in Bazi. Tilt one way, you get rich. Tilt the other, you go broke. Luck Cycle decides everything.