Chinese compatibility

Monkey and Pig

4.0/10
Monkey 申 shen Metal · Yang
Match Neutral
Pig 亥 hai Water · Yin

Why this score

  1. Starting point: a neutral pair 5
  2. Classical relation: Harm
  3. Metal and Water: one nourishes the other
  4. Complementary yin and yang
  5. Independent sources call them incompatible
  6. Match score 4/10

The score is ours: the classical relation weighs most, the elements and the sources nuance it, yin and yang barely touch it.

The classical relation

Harm

Unfavourable

One sign disturbs the harmony the other forms elsewhere. A quiet unease, misunderstandings more than open conflict.

These relations come from the tables of the classical Chinese tradition, which link the twelve earthly branches.

The five elements

MetalMonkey
nourishes
WaterPig

The element of the Monkey feeds that of the Pig: one supports the other, and energy flows between them on its own.

In the cycle of the five phases, each element nourishes another (Wood feeds Fire) and restrains another (Water restrains Fire).

Yin and yang

YangMonkey
+
YinPig

The sign of the Monkey is yang, the sign of the Pig is yin: they complete each other, one reaches out while the other takes in.

What the sources say

3 independent sources call them incompatible.

We only keep a view once at least two independent sources share it.

The two signs

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