Jealous Combination in Bazi (妒合)
Understand how jealous combination is used in some Bazi schools, how it overlaps with competing combination, and how to label the convention responsibly.
Overview
Jealous Combination (妒合) is a school-sensitive label for a stem-combination rivalry, often emphasizing an uneven or intrusive competitor. It is not a separate physical relation beyond the actual Five-Combination pairs. A reproducible reading must name the school rule, involved stems, topology, stronger route, and remaining uncertainty.
At a glance
- Status
- A school-sensitive subtype or description of combination rivalry
- Required base
- Actual canonical Five-Combination contacts
- Disclosure
- The naming convention and competing topology
- Boundary
- The word jealous is not a personality diagnosis
- Overlap
- Often treated as a subtype or reading of competing combination
- Reader action
- Check the stated school rule before comparing interpretations
Declare what the school means by 妒合
Some lineages distinguish 妒合 from the broader 爭合, while others use the terms loosely.
State the adopted definition before applying the label so another reader can reproduce it.
- Name the convention.
- Do not present one usage as universal.
Reduce the label to visible stem relationships
List the shared stem and every canonical partner rather than treating jealousy as evidence.
Distance, roots, season, and clashes show which contact is stronger or whether both remain weak.
- Anchor the term to symbols.
- Publish contradictory evidence.
Return a bounded technical result
The defensible result may be one stronger combination, two damaged contacts, binding, or no effective combination.
Do not award transformation until the proposed phase separately meets seasonal and structural conditions.
- Use the narrowest status.
- Test conversion separately.
Do not literalize jealousy
妒合 cannot identify a jealous person, triangle, affair, betrayal, or hostile colleague.
Personal claims require behavior and context outside the chart; the term remains a technical school label.
- No motive attribution.
- No relationship forecast.
Sources and editorial basis
- 《三命通會》 (Sanming Tonghui)《三命通會》卷二十干合化中的妒合用語：競合須建立在實際五合配對及全局條件之上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》十干合化與競合諸論：多干相見時仍依配對、月令、位置和原根分辨作用A foundational Ziping reference for branch months, hidden stems, roots, and stem-branch relationships.
- OpenFate Editorial Methodology妒合頁標明其為流派敏感術語，公開採用定義並與爭合對照，避免把「妒」字人格化OpenFate separates deterministic chart calculation, traditional interpretation, and modern editorial explanation.