Upper Trigram山
Lower Trigram地
Judgment
剝bōdecompose, break down, strip(ing) away
不bù(it) (is) not (much); will not be; nothing
利lìworth(while), reward(ing), benefit(icial)
有yǒu(to, in) have, find, take(ing) (on)
攸yōusomewhere; (a) place, direction, purpose
往wǎngto go, move towards; in going; ahead
剝。不利有攸往。順時而行。智者接受無法阻止嘅事,小心管理過渡。
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山shān(a, the) mountain
附fùadded, in addition; depends, (is) contingent
於yúto; on, upon
地dì(the) earth, ground, land
剝bōdecomposing
上shàng(a, the) superior(s), lofty; those above
以yǐaccordingly, therefore, thus
厚hòu(is, are) generous, tolerant, genuine (to, with)
下xià(a, the) subordinate(s), lowly, those below
安ān(in, to) secure, ensure, confirm, settle(ing)
宅zhái(a, their) place, position, base; dwelling(s)
山附於地,剝之象也。上以厚下安宅。——喺上嘅人想保住位置,就要對下面嘅人慷慨。
城市遺跡(Urban Artifact)

九龍城寨 — 拆卸剖面
香港市政工程署 + 時間 (AD 1993)
超高密度嘅『山』被切開,似塊晶石咁:床鋪、掛曆、電線、空氣,全部露晒出嚟。剝唔係報仇;係拆嘅程序。穩固、記錄、搬遷,等結構重歸泥土。良善嘅種子留低咗:教訓、地圖、前行嘅生命。
Historical Context
- Period
- 周代
- Oracle Bone Etymology
- 山(☶)坐響上面,地(☷)坐響下面——山停喺地上,但地基慢慢蝕緊。
- Traditional Use
- 古籍形容暗爻由下漸漸升,推翻最後一條光爻。同第九個月(十月至十一月)相關,嗰陣陰力上升完全取代陽。
Lines
Line 1: 剝床以足蔑貞凶
剝bōdepriving, stripping, abridging, reducing
床chuáng(the) bed, couch, divan, platform
以yǐof (the use of); by (taking)
足zú(the, its) legs, support, basis, stand, footing
蔑miè(to) dismiss, disregard, ignore, disdain (such)
貞zhēnpersistence, loyalty, steadfastness, truth
凶xiōng(is) unfortunate, ill-omened; has pitfalls
Line 2: 剝床以辨蔑貞凶
剝bōdepriving, stripping, abridging, reducing
床chuáng(the) bed, couch, divan, platform
以yǐof (the use of); by (taking)
辨biàn(the, its) frame, context, distinction(-iveness)
蔑miè(to) dismiss, ignore, disdain(ing) (such)
貞zhēnpersistence, loyalty, steadfastness, truth
凶xiōng(is) unfortunate, ill-omened; has pitfalls
Line 3: 剝之無咎
剝bōdepriving, curtailing, abridging, cutting back
之zhīitself; oneself, one's own; here; this
無wúis not, no; is without; avoids, escapes
咎jiùblame; wrong; (a) mistake, (an) error(s)
Line 4: 剝床以膚凶
剝bōdepriving, stripping, abridging, reducing
床chuáng(the) bed, couch, divan [of complacency]
以yǐof (the use of); by (taking); for
膚fū(the, its) flesh, skin, meat [its occupant]
凶xiōngunfortunate, ill-omened, ominous, brutal
Line 5: 貫魚以宮人寵無不利
貫guàn(a) string(line), line, thread; [suc-, pro- cession]
魚yúof fish(es); [prosperous, contented people]
以yǐby (way, means) of; through, with; due to
宮gōng(the) palace, (large, upper class) household
人rénoccupants', inhabitants', personnel's, staff's
寵chǒngsponsorship, kindness, favor, esteem
無wúwithout; (there is) nothing
不bùdoubt; (that) (is) not; (which) cannot be
利lìworthwhile, (turned to) advantage(ous)
Line 6: 碩果不食君子得輿小人剝廬
碩shuò(the) ripe, plump, large(est); (over)ripe
果guǒfruit (realization, conclusion, outcome, result)
不bùis not; will not be; avoids, escapes; goes un-
食shí(being) eaten, consumed, fed upon; food
君jūn(a, the) noble, worthy, honored
子zǐyoung one, heir, disciple
得dégains, finds, occupies, receives, claims
輿yúsupport, basis, ground, transport, carriage
小xiǎo(as, while) (the) average, common, petty
人rénones, folk, people
剝bō(are) deprived of; tear down, scavenge, loot
廬lú(their)(own) hovels, shacks, shanties, slums
Practical Guidance
九龍城寨,1993年。挖土機入場。香港嗰座無政府嘅山——14層無規劃建築,33,000人住喺6.4英畝,幾十年冇政府監管——開始有系統咁拆。
卦廿三:剝。山上地下。結構塌緊,但唔係報復。係程序。政府唔會凌晨三點派警察拎鐵錘撞入去。佢哋穩固、記錄、搬遷。佢哋賠償。佢哋拆之前影低每間房。佢哋保留可以保留嘅嘢。
拆到一半嘅剖面露出蜂巢咁嘅內部:房間疊住房間,電線穿過空隙似血管,掛曆仲掛喺牆,透過爛咗嘅安全網見到床鋪。挖土機咬住一層,上面裸露嘅空間有鈉燈照住。呢座山重歸泥土,但係有條理咁進行。
古文教落:不利有攸往。地基拆緊,就咪試住再起高啲。咪堅持話座山可以企到永遠。接受正發生緊嘅事。陰爻升緊——五條暗爻往上推,上面嗰條光爻勉強頂住。呢個係時勢,唔係個人失敗。
錯嘅反應:死頂。啲拒絕搬遷嘅居民,堅持城寨可以繼續落去。咁會導致更大損失——等結構最後塌嗰陣被埋喺入面。啱嘅反應:管理過渡。記錄咗啲乜,搬走住嗰度嘅人,等山還返做泥土但保留良善嘅種子。
良善嘅種子留低咗。九龍城寨拆卸產生咗完整嘅相片記錄。建築研究。口述歷史。居民獲賠償搬咗走。嗰啲教訓——關於非正規城市化、關於密度超晒所有規劃會點——呢啲留低咗。有形嘅山冇咗,但佢產生嘅知識繼續前行。
你嘅對應版本:個項目失敗緊。段關係完緊。項技術淘汰咗。你感覺到地基拆緊。五條陰爻升咗;剩返一條陽爻勉強撐住。咪展開新行動。咪將資源倒落去救時間已經判咗死刑嘅嘢。穩固、記錄、搬遷。小心管理拆嘅過程。
山附於地。當地攞返起喺佢上面嘅嘢,智者唔會同地心吸力鬥。佢哋確保喺上嘅人(領導、餘下嘅持份者)慷慨對待下面嘅人(受塌影響嘅人)嚟維持位置。賠償、記錄、有序過渡。
九龍城寨拆咗十四個月。唔係突然災難——有條理咁還返做泥土。咁就係當你阻止唔到拆嗰陣嘅處理方法。挖土機咬、房間似晶石咁打開,剩低嘅係山曾經企過嘅平地。良善嘅種子:學到嘅教訓、前行嘅生命、完整嘅紀錄。
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