| Heavenly stem | 癸 Gui · Yin Water |
|---|---|
| Earthly branch | 酉 You · Rooster (Metal) |
| Hidden stems | 辛 Xin Metal (Indirect Resource) |
| Sits on | Indirect Resource |
| Na Yin | 剑锋金 Metal of the Sword Blade |
| Growth stage | 病 Sickness |
The image of Gui You
At dusk in mid-autumn, dew beads on a bronze bell. Gui (癸) is Yin Water: mist, rain, dew, the gentlest form of the element. You (酉) is the Rooster, the heart of autumn and the hour of sunset, a pure branch holding only Xin (辛) Metal. Metal produces Water, so the dew is fed by the very metal it rests on.
That Xin Metal is your Indirect Resource (偏印, pian yin). Metal of the Sword Blade (剑锋金, jian feng jin) is the nayin (纳音, na yin), and old manuals count Gui You among the three Metal Spirit (金神, jin shen) pillars. Gui sits in the Sickness stage (病, bing), a poetic label for energy drawn inward, not a statement about health.
Personality
Precision is your comfort zone. With a single, undiluted Indirect Resource beneath you, you tend to think independently, study deeply and trust evidence over enthusiasm. Your inward focus is analytical rather than dreamy. You notice inconsistencies instantly, and you would rather be accurate than agreeable.
The inward stage softens that edge with sensitivity. You feel more than you show, and you may process emotions slowly, in private, long after a conversation ends. The sword-blade nayin adds decisiveness once you have made up your mind. Watch for a critical voice that cuts others, and yourself, more than intended.
Love and the spouse palace
A single, polished stem sits in your spouse palace (夫妻宫, fu qi gong): Xin Metal, your Indirect Resource. You tend to be drawn to partners who are refined, principled and a little reserved, people whose minds you respect. Loyalty and mental intimacy matter more to you than grand romance.
Because your standards are high, you may be selective to the point of solitude, or quietly measure a partner against an ideal. Love grows when you let it be imperfect. Share your observations kindly, and tell your partner what you appreciate as specifically as you notice what could improve.
Work and money
Details that bore other people tend to fascinate you. Research, data analysis, auditing, editing, science, translation, fine craft and technical writing all reward your accuracy, as do roles where judgment must be trusted. You may prefer mastering one field deeply to juggling many. Income tends to follow expertise and a reputation for getting it right.
Strengths and blind spots
On a good day you are the clearest mind in the room: principled, perceptive, calm and fair. On a tired day you retreat, over-analyze and judge before you have heard the whole story. Dew is gentle precisely because it is small. Your influence is often greatest when your delivery is soft.
Gui You in 2027
Fire and dew meet in 2027, a Ding Wei (丁未) year. For a Gui Day Master, Ding Fire counts as Indirect Wealth (偏财, pian cai): side projects, deals and generous social spending. It also clashes with your Gui Day Master (丁癸冲, ding gui chong), a push-pull between opportunity and caution. Between the Goat and your Rooster there is no special tie. Weigh offers calmly; not every spark needs chasing.
Every Gui day pillar shares the same Day Master. Read the full Gui Water Day Master profile.
Gui You day pillar: common questions
What is a Gui You day pillar?
Think of it as the pillar of refined perception. Gui You joins Gui Yin Water with You, the Rooster, as the tenth pair in the sixty-cycle. Born on this day, you have a Gui Water Day Master and a spouse palace holding only Xin Metal, your Indirect Resource. Tradition reads it as precise, intuitive and principled.
Who is compatible with Gui You?
A Water Day Master resting on cool Metal often appreciates partners who bring warmth and steadiness. By tradition, Wu Chen (戊辰) is the classic match: Wu combines with Gui, and the Dragon combines with the Rooster. Snake and Ox branches share your Metal trine, while a Rabbit branch clashes. Full charts refine the picture considerably.
Why is Gui You called a Metal Spirit day?
Metal Spirit (金神) is a traditional label for three pillars, Yi Chou, Ji Si and Gui You, when they appear on the day or hour. Classical writers linked them with a sharp, forceful, uncompromising edge that is best refined, the way raw metal improves in a forge. For Gui You, it underlines decisive judgment beneath a gentle surface.
BaZi is a traditional Chinese system offered here for self-reflection and entertainment. Readings describe tendencies, not certainties, and are not medical, legal or financial advice.