Compatibility of 庚 with 乙: Yang Metal and Yin Wood

Old tales show a knight carrying a rose. Strength and softness, side by side. Their Day Masters form a combination, a classic sign of attraction and loyalty. For the sword, the flower is Direct Wealth, what you tend and protect. For the flower, the sword is the Direct Officer, the star of respect and structure.

The sword can be protective to the point of control. The flower may bend too much to keep the peace. Over time, quiet resentment can grow. It helps when the flower speaks up early. The sword does well to ask, not decide alone.

A natural bond of protection and grace, kept healthy by honest talk on both sides.

Picture an iron gate with a morning glory twined around its bars. Hard and soft, holding on to each other. These siblings share a combination, an old sign of natural closeness. To the sword sibling, the flower is Direct Wealth, someone dear and worth protecting. To the flower sibling, the sword is the Direct Officer, the star of fair authority and respect. Old books praise this pair for loyalty and a sense of duty.

The gate can feel like a cage. The sword sibling may protect so firmly that it turns into control. The flower sibling may say yes to keep the peace, then feel small. It helps when the sword asks, "What do you want?" and waits. And the flower can say no without guilt. Then the bond stays loyal and light.

A loyal, close pair; it stays healthy when protection doesn't turn into control.

A climbing vine wraps itself around a steel trellis. The steel gives it a shape, and the vine makes the steel look alive. That's this mother and child. She is the metal and the child is the gentle plant. Their Day Masters form a combination, a traditional sign of deep attachment. For the child, she is the Direct Officer, the star of fair authority they respect. For her, the child is Direct Wealth: someone she looks after with steady, loyal care.

The bond can be so tight that it squeezes. The child may try too hard to please her. She may expect them to follow her shape, and be hurt when they don't. What helps is room to grow sideways. She lets the child try their own way. The child lets her know, kindly, when the frame feels too tight.

A deep, loyal bond where the child respects the mother; it stays healthy with room for the child's own direction.

Climbing roses wrap around an old iron gate. The iron holds them up, and the roses soften the iron. This father and daughter tend to fit together like that. Their energies form a combination, a natural embrace. To her, he is her Direct Officer, the star of respect and fair rules.

To him, she is his Direct Wealth, something he cherishes and protects. Often she can calm his hard edges like nobody else. The friction is that he may hold on too tightly. She may also bend too much to keep him happy. It helps when he lets her climb her own way. It helps when she keeps her own voice.

A close, tender bond where the father protects and the daughter softens him.

Tie a silk ribbon to the hilt of a sword, and the hard steel suddenly looks gentle. The mother-in-law is the strong metal, the daughter-in-law a soft flower. Their days combine, one of the classic old pairings of hard and soft. To the older woman, the younger is Direct Wealth, a treasure to look after. To the daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law is the Direct Officer, the star of respect and order. In plain words: they tend to get on well and protect each other.

Even good pairings have weak spots. The younger woman may give in too easily and lose her own voice. The mother-in-law may protect so much that she starts deciding for her. It helps if the daughter-in-law says what she wants plainly, and early. The steel is at its best when it guards, not when it leads.

A warm, natural fit; it stays healthy when the younger woman keeps her own voice.