利贞。
雷在天上，大壮；君子以非礼弗履。
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大壮卦象征「大者强壮、强势能量」。卦辞「利贞」——强势之时，最忌偏离正道。…
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大壮，大者壮也。刚以动，故壮。大壮利贞，大者正也。正大而天地之情可见矣。
上六：羝羊触藩，不能退，不能遂，无攸利，艰则吉。
不能退，不能遂，不详也。艰则吉，咎不长也。
六五：丧羊于易，无悔。
丧羊于易，位不当也。
九四：贞吉，悔亡。藩决不羸，壮于大舆之輹。
藩决不羸，尚往也。
九三：小人用壮，君子用罔。贞厉。羝羊触藩，羸其角。
小人用壮，君子罔也。
九二：贞吉。
九二贞吉，以中也。
初九：壮于趾，征凶，有孚。
壮于趾，其孚穷也。
大者壮也，大者谓阳爻，小道将灭，大者获正，故利贞也。
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View original source大壮，卦名也。壮者，强盛之名。以阳称大，阳长既多，是大者盛壮。
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View original source所以名大壮者，谓大者壮也。阴为小，阳为大，阳长以盛，是大者壮也。
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