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For Jia (甲, Yang Wood), Ding (丁, Yin Fire) is Hurting Officer. The name is not a forecast of injury, insubordination, or a person’s moral character.
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Mingli Tanyuan 命理探源 ↗Vin Leo (2004) · Searching for the Gods, Joey Yap ↗
Name, translation and provenance
Shāngguān 傷官, literally ‘injure/harm officer’.
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Mingli Tanyuan 命理探源 ↗Vin Leo (2004) · Searching for the Gods, Joey Yap ↗
Word origin · etymology
Shāngguān 傷官, literally ‘injure/harm officer’.
The translation preserves the character-level sense; its naming history and any school-specific interpretation require separate evidence.
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For Jia (甲, Yang Wood), Ding (丁, Yin Fire) is Hurting Officer. The name is not a forecast of injury, insubordination, or a person’s moral character.
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