贞吉。观颐，自求口实。
山下有雷，颐；君子以慎言语，节饮食。
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颐卦象征「颐养、口腹、滋养」。…
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颐，贞吉，养正则吉也。观颐，观其所养也。自求口实，观其自养也。天地养万物，圣人养贤，以及万民。颐之时大矣哉！
上九：由颐，厉吉，利涉大川。
由颐厉吉，大有庆也。
六五：拂经，居贞吉，不可涉大川。
居贞之吉，顺以从上也。
六四：颠颐，吉。虎视眈眈，其欲逐逐，无咎。
颠颐之吉，上施光也。
六三：拂颐，贞凶，十年勿用，无攸利。
十年勿用，道大悖也。
六二：颠颐，拂经，于丘颐，征凶。
六二征凶，行失类也。
初九：舍尔灵龟，观我朵颐，凶。
观我朵颐，亦不足贵也。
于颐养之世，养此贞正，则得吉也。
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View original source以阳处下而为动始，不能令物由己养，动而求养者也。夫安身莫若不竞，修己莫若自保。
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View original source卦上艮下震，上下二阳爻中含四阴，上止而下动，外实而中虚，人颐颔之象也。颐，养也。
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