Combination Neutralizing a Clash (貪合忘沖)
Understand when strong combination access can reduce or redirect a simultaneous clash and why the clash remains in the evidence graph.
Overview
貪合忘沖 describes a situation in which a branch or stem is sufficiently occupied by a stronger combination route that a competing clash has less effective access. It is a priority result, not automatic cancellation. The exact combination, clash, shared participant, season, roots, proximity, and residual force must be published.
At a glance
- Required topology
- One participant has both an eligible combination and clash
- Decision
- Which route has stronger access and support
- Evidence
- Season, roots, proximity, completion, repetition, and timing
- Possible status
- Combination dominates, clash dominates, divided force, or both remain
- Residual rule
- The weaker relation stays recorded unless its access is truly absent
- Boundary
- The phrase is not a relationship or loyalty claim
Draw both relations around the shared participant
Name the canonical combination and canonical clash and show the branch or stem they share.
If the two relations do not compete for the same participant, 貪合忘沖 is not the right label.
- Verify both tables.
- Identify shared topology.
Compare access instead of applying a slogan
A complete, adjacent, rooted, seasonally supported combination may occupy more of the participant’s effective force.
A strong repeated clash or a damaged combination may reverse that priority.
- Measure both routes.
- Allow clash dominance.
Report residual clash force
Neutralized does not necessarily mean deleted; the clash may remain weak, delayed, redirected, or time-bounded.
State what evidence would change the result in another timing layer.
- Keep residual status visible.
- Recalculate when timing changes.
Do not literalize desire or forgetfulness
貪合忘沖 cannot prove infidelity, distraction, reconciliation, loyalty, conflict avoidance, or a guaranteed outcome.
The phrase describes competition between symbolic routes, not human motives.
- No motive attribution.
- No relationship prediction.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》合沖並見諸例：合可牽制或改變沖的通路，實際效力仍看位置、旺衰與先後A historical compilation covering stems and branches, Ten Gods, Nayin, Shen Sha, and multiple classical pattern systems.
- 《淵海子平》 (Yuanhai Ziping)《淵海子平》六合六沖諸論：同支另有合時不能簡化成公式式「合必解沖」A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology貪合忘沖頁要求合與沖共享同一實際支且合力足夠，否則保留沖為未解或部分改道OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.