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易 · #47

困

Oppression

Hexagram 47

Hexagram 47 Oppression (困)

Upper

兌Lake澤

Lower

坎Water水

Meaning · modern paraphrase

Oppression; show truth through action, not words.

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Opposite (錯卦)賁Grace

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