Annotated Book of Changes · Hexagram 23
剝bo
Splitting Apart
See also: Wilhelm commentary for Hexagram 23
Hexagram Statement
卦辭
疏 Kong Yingda's Subcommentary
正義曰：剝者，剝落也。今陰長變剛，剛陽剝落，故稱剝也。小人既長，故不利有攸往也。
Translation
The Correct Meaning states: Bo means stripping away and falling off. Now the yin grows and transforms the firm; the firm yang is stripped away and falls off, hence the name Bo (Stripping). Since the petty person has already grown in influence, it is not beneficial to have a place to go.
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Source: eee-learning.com (易學網) · Edition: 武英殿十三經注疏