TOJEONG BIGYEOL · 432
Tojeong Bigyeol Hexagram 432
The sign of a distant land presenting a white pheasant as tribute
At a glance
- Hexagram
- 432
- Upper · middle · lower
- 4 · 3 · 2
- The year overall
- A good year
- Brighter months
- lunar months 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 11
- Months to take care
- lunar month 7
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
- 交趾越裳 遠獻白雉
Your virtue spreads so far that from distant lands like Jiaozhi and Yueshang they come to offer white pheasants. - 飛將冲天 鳴將驚人
When it flies it pierces the sky and when it cries it startles people, so hidden ambitions unfold greatly. - 井魚出海 其尾洋洋
The fish in the well goes out to sea, and the way it swishes its tail is surging and strong. - 鳳棲梧桐 衆雛振振
The phoenix nests in the paulownia tree, and its chicks flourish in rows.
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 something precious comes to you from afar. Like a bird that reaches the sky when it flies and startles people when it cries, you make a great name. Your household flourishes, like a fish in a well heading out to sea or a phoenix nesting in a paulownia tree with its young.
This is a bright year when honored guests and welcome news arrive from afar. The first verse, about distant lands offering white pheasants, means the diligence and virtue you've built up reach unexpected places and return as good connections. The second verse's words about piercing the sky when it flies and startling people when it cries depict someone who has long lain low finally making a great name. If there's something you've been preparing, it's fine to boldly put it out into the world this year. The third verse, about the fish in the well going out to sea, is an energy of escaping a narrow fence and swimming vigorously on a wide stage. Widen your steps into new regions, new fields, and bigger circles, and your luck will grow with you. The phoenix nesting in the paulownia and its flourishing chicks in the last verse mean prosperity for the household and happy events for your children. But there's one weary stretch around midsummer, so at that time combine the courage to enter the tiger's den with caution. With a heart that shares good luck, blessings stay longer.
A word from Master Tojeong
“That they come from distant lands to offer pheasants means your virtue has traveled far. Spread your wings, but choose where to alight, like the phoenix that nests in the paulownia.”
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 7Bright
Your energy opens wide from the first month of the new year. Like a fish in water, things you've wanted to do gain momentum and money follows.
魚龍得水 意氣洋洋 財是隨身 手弄千金 · Fish and dragons find water and their spirits soar; wealth follows you and you hold a thousand pieces of gold in your hand.
- Lunar month 2Mar 8 – Apr 6Bright
Someone appears to help and blocked matters unravel smoothly this month. There may be news of a new family member or a happy event at home, and recognition at work.
貴人來助 事事如意 若非生子 官祿臨身 · A benefactor comes to help so every matter goes as you wish; if you do not gain a child, office and income will come to you.
- Lunar month 3Apr 7 – May 5Bright
Blessings with people and with family come together this month. If you have an important meeting, prepare with care — it can lead to good results.
若逢貴人 必是成功 鼓鍾于宮 琴瑟淸香 · If you meet a benefactor you succeed; the bell rings in the palace, and the harmony of husband and wife is clear and fragrant.
- Lunar month 4May 6 – Jun 4Even
Good things come just by holding steady calmly this month. Walk the right path and you'll give a little and get a lot back.
君子道長 小往大來 財數大吉 不求自得 · The way of the noble grows, so the small departs and the great arrives; the measure of wealth is greatly auspicious, so you gain without even seeking.
- Lunar month 5Jun 5 – Jul 3Bright
Your past efforts return as plentiful results this month. What was lacking is filled and your heart's thirst is quenched too.
財穀滿庫 安昌太平 渴者得水 飢者逢豐 · Wealth and grain fill the storehouse so you are at ease and at peace; the thirsty find water and the hungry meet a bumper harvest.
- Lunar month 6Jul 4 – Aug 1Even
It's a month of increased movement, so if you've planned a move or relocation, it's worth carrying out. But your body may tire amid the busyness, so look after your own and your family elders' health.
若非出行 移居則吉 間有疾病 女色得財 · If you do not go out, moving house is auspicious; occasionally there is illness, but you gain wealth through a woman's help.
- Lunar month 7Aug 2 – Aug 31Care
This is the most wearisome month of the year. Things may not go your way and you may tire, but only avoiding things gains nothing.
一身困苦 運也奈何 不入虎穴 不得虎子 · Your body is in hardship — what can fortune do? If you do not enter the tiger's den, you cannot catch the tiger's cub.
- Lunar month 8Sep 1 – Sep 29Bright
The blocking clouds lift and bright moonlight shines this month. A benefactor appears to help solve your difficulties, so don't hold your worries alone.
此月之數 披雲見月 幸逢貴人 生活太平 · This month's measure: parting the clouds you see the moon; fortunately you meet a benefactor and life is at peace.
- Lunar month 9Sep 30 – Oct 28Even
Good and bad are mixed, but a guide appears at the decisive moment this month. If you show trust first, the other person will help you sincerely.
暗中行人 偶得明燭 信乎於人 指示生路 · One walking in the dark happens to obtain a bright candle; if you give people your trust, they will point you to a way to live.
- Lunar month 10Oct 29 – Nov 27Even
Your skills are more than enough, but few recognize them, which may be disappointing this month. Rather than pouring out your disappointment in words, quietly show it through results.
抱玉懷珠 恨無知者 財可如意 小有口舌 · You hold jade and embrace pearls, but no one recognizes them, so you are aggrieved; wealth goes as you wish, but there is a small quarrel.
- Lunar month 11Nov 28 – Dec 27Bright
Welcome things knock at your door this month. The effort you've built up little by little returns as results that shine like gold.
吉星入門 和氣到門 鍊鐵成金 積少成人 · A good star enters your door and warmth reaches your door; you temper iron into gold and pile up small things to make great ones.
- Lunar month 12Dec 28 – Jan 26, 2028Even
The family becomes one heart as you wrap up the year this month. Discussing household matters together brings out unexpectedly good solutions.
家人同心 利在其中 祈禱名山 憂散喜生 · The household is of one heart, so benefit lies within; if you offer devotion at a famous mountain, worries scatter and joy arises.
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 5/1/1987 receives this hexagram in 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tojeong hexagram 432 a good one?
Hexagram 432 is read as a good year. This is a year when something precious comes to you from afar. Like a bird that reaches the sky when it flies and startles people when it cries, you make a great name.
Which months need care in hexagram 432?
In hexagram 432, the lower months are lunar month 7. 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.