利贞，亨。畜牝牛吉。
明两作，离；大人以继明照于四方。
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离卦象征「丽、附、光明」。…
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离，丽也。日月丽乎天，百谷草木丽乎土，重明以丽乎正，乃化成天下。柔丽乎中正，故亨，是以畜牝牛吉也。
上九：王用出征，有嘉折首，获匪其丑，无咎。
王用出征，以正邦也。
六五：出涕沱若，戚嗟若，吉。
六五之吉，离王公也。
九四：突如其来如，焚如，死如，弃如。
突如其来如，无所容也。
九三：日昃之离，不鼓缶而歌，则大耋之嗟，凶。
日昃之离，何可久也。
六二：黄离，元吉。
黄离元吉，得中道也。
初九：履错然，敬之无咎。
履错之敬，以辟咎也。
离，丽也。丽谓附著也。
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View original source离之为卦，以柔为正，故必贞而后乃亨。
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View original source离，丽也。万物莫不皆有所丽，有形则有丽矣。在人则为所亲附之人、所由之道、所主之事，皆其所丽也。
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