TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 422
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 422
The sign of quarrels arising between those close as brothers
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 422
- Upper · middle · lower
- 4 · 2 · 2
- The year overall
- An even year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 9, 10, 11 and 12
- Months to take care
- lunar months 5, 6, 7 and 8
Luna Alley's Tojeong readings are for fun and reflection. Read even a difficult hexagram as a guide to how you carry yourself through the year.
The original verse and its meaning
- 兄耶弟耶 庚癸之害
Is it the elder brother or the younger? There is the hardship of seeking provisions. - 公哭中天 食事魁時
Crying aloud in the middle of the sky, it is a time when making a living comes first. - 欲越江東 日暮奈何
You wish to cross to the east of the river, but the sun is setting — what can be done? - 春光谷陰 其色新秀
Spring light enters the shaded valley, and its glow is fresh and outstanding.
The verses follow the public-domain Tojeong Bigyeol held by the National Library of Korea; the meanings are Luna Alley's own retelling.
The year ahead
This is a year when misunderstandings arise easily with people close to you. Things may be delayed, as when the sun sets just as you try to cross to the river's east bank. Still, new energy sprouts little by little, as spring light reaches even a shaded valley.
This is a year when misunderstandings arise between people close to you and things unravel slowly, but a new light shines at the end. The first verse, asking whether it's the elder brother or the younger, says disputes over making a living may arise in relationships as close as siblings. The second verse, about crying in the middle of the sky, means a time when household finances become the biggest concern, so you need to firmly take care of the basics of daily life. As the verse says the sun sets as you try to cross east of the river, things you rush may be delayed and you may miss your timing. But the last verse says spring light enters the shaded valley, fresh and outstanding, so the end is bright. In fact, there's a lot to be careful about from the fifth through eighth months, but lucky months continue from the ninth through the twelfth. In summer's rough patch, beware of water and fire, quarrels, and losses. Hold steady calmly through the first half, and new energy sprouts from autumn.
A word from Master Tojeong
“Do not grieve if the sun sets before you cross the river. Beware of summer's water and fire and wait, and spring light shall enter anew even the shaded valley.”
Month by month (summary)
Only a short note and the original verse for each month. Dates are the 2027 lunar months.
- Lunar month 1Feb 7 – Mar 7Even
You feel lonely and forlorn this month. Keep a little distance and watch when people you've just met show kindness.
雲外萬里 孑孑單身 南方木姓 無端害我 · Alone beyond the clouds ten thousand li away, someone in the south with a Wood (木) surname harms me without cause.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Even
This is a month not to hurry but to wait for the time. Don't readily let strangers into your home or work.
此月之數 外人勿入 利在西方 待時而取 · This month's fortune: do not let outsiders in; benefit lies to the west, so wait for the time and then take it.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Even
Your finances and household easily waver together this month. Don't strain to get money.
財星逢空 求財不得 家庭不和 風波種種 · The star of wealth is empty, so though you seek wealth you do not gain it; the household is not harmonious and storms continue.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Small gains and losses come together this month. Don't spend incoming money right away — keep it.
意外之財 少有成就 損財隨身 莫近金姓 · Through unexpected wealth there is a little achievement, but loss follows you, so do not draw close to people surnamed Kim (金).
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Care
This is a month to avoid unfamiliar places and risky things. Recalling the past may make you feel empty, but it will soon pass.
莫行怪地 横厄可畏 回想往昔 水流雲空 · Do not go to strange places, for unexpected misfortune is to be feared; looking back on days past, the water flows on and the clouds are empty.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Care
This is a month to be careful of both safety and quarrels. Take special care near water and when handling fire.
愼之水火 横厄之數 是非有數 莫與人爭 · Beware of water and fire, for there is unexpected misfortune; there are disputes, so do not quarrel with others.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Care
It's easy to be drawn to outward reputation this month. Be careful with positions or offers that lack substance.
東北兩方 可有虛名 如或不愼 損財落名 · In the east and north you may gain an empty name; if you are not cautious, you will lose wealth and your name will fall too.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Care
Worries start to ease little by little this month. But losses arise easily, so be careful with spending and deals.
此月之數 憂散喜生 損財有數 凡事愼之 · This month's fortune: worries scatter and joy arises, but there is a fortune of loss, so be cautious in all things.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Bright
The flow changes and things go smoothly this month. Your home grows calm too.
事事如意 家內太平 利在木姓 可交横財 · Every matter goes as you wish and the household is at peace; benefit lies with those with Wood (木) surnames, so you can share a windfall.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Bright
It's a good month for starting anew. Sort out old habits or things.
正心修德 福祿自來 去舊生新 一身生光 · If you set your heart right and cultivate virtue, blessings and income come of themselves; cast off the old and bring forth the new, and light shines from you.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
A helper appears and your energy is bright this month. Unexpected income may arise.
意外貴人 助我扶我 財祿臨身 意外横財 · An unexpected benefactor helps and supports me; wealth and income come upon me, so there is an unexpected windfall.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Bright
You close the year brightly this month. Wealth and profit follow and things go through wherever you go.
西北有吉 必得財利 於東於西 百事大通 · There is good fortune in the northwest so you gain wealth and profit; whether east or west, all affairs easily go through greatly.
The nine readings by area (money, love, work, health and more) and the long monthly readings open in the Tojeong Bigyeol app once you find your own hexagram.
Who gets this hexagram?
The hexagram depends on your lunar birth date and the year being read. The upper number comes from your Korean age that year plus the year's taese number, the middle from the length and month number of your birth month that year, and the lower from your birth day plus the day number. So the same person gets a different hexagram each year.
For example, someone born on lunar 8/1/1987 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 422 a good one?
Hexagram 422 is read as an even year, with good and hard months mixed. This is a year when misunderstandings arise easily with people close to you. Things may be delayed, as when the sun sets just as you try to cross to the river's east bank.
Which months need care in hexagram 422?
In hexagram 422, the lower months are lunar months 5, 6, 7 and 8. Avoid rushing big decisions then, and go easy on your body and your words.
How do I find my own Tojeong hexagram?
Enter your birth date in the Luna Alley Tojeong Bigyeol page and it converts solar to lunar and works out the hexagram for you. To do it by hand, the 2027 guide shows the formula with an example.