Upper Trigram火
Lower Trigram泽
Judgment
睽kuíestrangement, divergence, polarization; odd
小xiǎo(in) little, small, minor, ordinary, common
事shìmatters, concerns, affairs, endeavors (are)
吉jípromising, auspicious, opportune, timely
睽,小事吉。
Image
上shàng(up) above; rises
火huǒ(is) (a, the) fire, flame; (the) fire, flame
下xià(and, while) (down) below; descends
澤zé(is) (a, the) lake, pool, pond, marsh
睽kuíestrangement
君jūn(a, the) noble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
同tóngassociate, join, converge, concur, affiliate
而érbut (still), (and) yet (is also)
異yì(is) unique, separate, different, (a) strange(r)
上火下泽,睽;君子以同而异。
Fremen Ritual Combat
《Knife Fight》——Michael Jackson
迈克尔·杰克逊 & 昆西·琼斯 (1982)
1982年,迈克尔·杰克逊和昆西·琼斯在洛杉矶Westlake Recording Studios录制《Thriller》时——史上最畅销专辑——他们为专辑结局构思了一首名为'Knife Fight'的曲目:两个对立力量之间原始、刀刃对刀刃的对抗。曲目从未完成。概念太暴力,太直接,与专辑精致恐怖的叙事弧不符。但张力依然存在。 火在湖上——睽,对立。两姐妹,背道而驰——一个向上看(火),一个向下看(湖),却共享同一个家。杰克逊和琼斯在《Thriller》期间的合作关系是创造性睽的完美:杰克逊想要原始边缘,昆西想要流行完美。他们争吵。他们妥协。他们创造了历史。'Knife Fight'被放弃不是因为想法不好——而是因为对立太锋利,无法容纳在那个特定容器中。 但对立产生张力,张力产生能量,能量产生艺术。小事吉——在小事上,对立是吉利的。不是刀战,而是《Thriller》、《Beat It》、《Billie Jean》——将杰克逊的原始本能与昆西的精致制作融合的曲目。火和湖,分离但对话。永远不会合并。总是创造。
Historical Context
- Period
- 周朝
- Traditional Use
- 1982年,在洛杉矶Westlake Recording Studios,迈克尔·杰克逊和昆西·琼斯正在完成《Thriller》——将成为史上最畅销专辑的作品。会话充满创造性张力:杰克逊想要原始、奇怪、边缘的东西。昆西想要流行、精致、完美的东西。他们在每个曲目上争吵。他们在编排上妥协。他们在混音上战斗。他们创造了历史。 在一次头脑风暴会议中,他们构思了'Knife Fight'——两个对立力量之间原始、刀刃对刀刃的对抗作为专辑结局。太暴力。太直接。与专辑精致恐怖的叙事弧不符。曲目被放弃。但对立依然存在,引导到《Beat It》(街头斗殴转化为舞蹈)和《Thriller》(恐怖成为奇观)。火和湖——永远分离,永远对话,从张力本身创造。
Lines
Line 1: 悔亡喪馬勿逐自復見惡人無咎
悔huǐregret(s), remorse; regret, repent (and)
亡wángpass, disappear, dissolve; move on
喪sàng(a, the) lost, missing, vanished
馬mǎhorse
勿wùdo not; is, must, should, ought not (to)
逐zhú(be) pursue, follow, chase (d); run after
自zì(and) of, on it's own (accord); by itself
復fù(it) returns, comes back, home
見jiàn(to, upon) see, meet, observe, witness (ing)
惡è(the) evil, ugly, bad, wrong (ness); worst
人rén(in) people, others, someone
無wúis not; (simply) avoid; no
咎jiùto blame; (a) mistake(s); make v mistakes
Line 2: 遇主于巷無咎
遇yùmeeting (with), encountering, receiving
主zhǔ(a, the) master, leader, superior; [main man]
于yúin, on, along (the)
巷xiàngalley; back, side street, road; narrow lane
無wúno; not; nothing; without, with no; avoiding
咎jiùblame; (is) wrong; (a) mistake, (an) error (s)
Line 3: 見輿曳其牛掣其人天且劓無初有終
見jiànseeing, watching, witnessing
輿yú(a, the) wagon, carriage, cart
曳yì(being) held up; dragged, pulled back
其qíits, the
牛niúoxen, cattle
掣chèhindered, held up, reined in, restrained +
其qíits, the; occupant's; (its, the) driver's
人rénoccupant's; (its, the) driver's
天tiānhead shaved (bald to heaven), branded
且qiěand (even, also, further); as well as
劓yì(his, the) nose cut off
無wúregardless of; not much of
初chū(a, the) beginning, start, first steps
有yǒu(but) there is, will be; (it, this) has, will have
終zhōng(a, an) conclusion, end, outcome, limit
Line 4: 睽孤遇元夫交孚厲無咎
睽kuíestranged, separated, distant, alienated
孤gū(and) (all) alone, isolated, solitary, lonely
遇yùmeet, encounter, fall (ing) in with
元yuán(a, an) first-rate, superior, original, unique
夫fū(gentle)man, master; someone, one who is
交jiāoexchange, share, combine, interact (ing)
孚fú(in, with) trust, conviction, confidence (s)
厲lì(the) difficulty, adversity, distress, hardship
無wú(is) not; no (longer)
咎jiù(a) wrong(ness); (a) mistake; (an) error
Line 5: 悔亡厥宗噬膚往何咎
悔huǐregret(s), remorse; regret, repent (and)
亡wángpass, disappear, dissolve; move on
厥juéits, their, his, her, this, these
宗zōngkind, kindred, fellows, clan; ancestors
噬shìeat, bite; chew on, up; ate
膚fū(soft, tender) meat, pork, flesh
往wǎng(in) going, continuing, moving (on, onward)
何héwhere is, what is, how is there
咎jiù(the) blame, error, wrong, harm?
Line 6: 睽孤見豕負塗載鬼一車先張之弧後說之弧匪寇婚媾往遇雨則吉
睽kuíestranged, separated, distant, alienated
孤gū(and) (all) alone, isolated, solitary, lonely
見jiànseeing, watching, witnessing, observing
豕shǐ(a) pig, hog, swine, boar
負fùcovered, plastered, caked with, (wearing)
塗túfilth, mud, muck, mire
載zàihaul, transport, convey, cart (s, ing)
鬼guǐdemons, devils, goblins, ghouls, ghosts
一yī(and, in, with) (a) (single), one; once
車chēwagon, carriage, cart
先xiān(at) first, initially, beginning (by)
張zhāngstretch, tense, string, draw (ing)
之zhīthe, his, one's, that
弧hú(long)bow
後hòu(and, but) then, later, after(wards, that)
說shuōrelaxing, loosening, unstringing
之zhīthe, his, one's, that
弧hú(long)bow
匪fěiit, (this is) not
寇kòu(a, an) assailant, adversary, enemy, robber
婚hūn(but) (a) marital, marriage-minded
媾gòusuitor, prospect, groom
往wǎngin going; continuing, moving on
遇yùgreet, meet, face, accept, encounter
雨yǔ(the) rain
則zé(and, since) then; after, beyond this, that
吉jípromising, lucky; good fortune; all is well
Practical Guidance
当你与合作者发生冲突时,当对立力量威胁要撕裂项目时,记住杰克逊和昆西的睽:火和湖不必合并才能创造。两姐妹,同居但看向相反方向——这不是要解决的问题,而是要引导的张力。小事吉——在小事上找到对齐:共同愿景、共同目标、共同截止日期。在大事上保持分离:你的原始边缘,他们的精致完美。
放弃刀战。保留张力。如果一个想法太锋利,太对立,无法容纳——像'Knife Fight'本身——放弃那个特定容器。但不要解决对立本身。将其引导到可以生存的形式:《Beat It》而不是刀战,舞蹈而不是暴力,奇观而不是恐怖。君子以同而异——君子统一同时保持差异。
火向上,湖向下。它们永远不会占据同一空间。它们不必。从分离创造。从张力创造。从永远不会解决的对立创造。像杰克逊和昆西:争吵,妥协,创造历史。火和湖,分离但对话,从睽本身产生《Thriller》。
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