征凶,无攸利。
Kwei Mei indicates that (under the conditions which it denotes) action will be evil, and in no wise advantageous.
Legge’s romanization predates pinyin, so the same word may be spelled differently in the two systems (Kh’ien / Qián). Body text on this site uses pinyin throughout.
妹者,少女之稱也。兌為少陰,震為長陽,少陰而乘長陽,說以動,嫁妹之象也。
正義曰:歸妹者,卦名也。婦人謂嫁曰歸,「歸妹」猶言嫁妹也。然《易》論歸妹得名不同,《泰卦》六五云:「帝乙歸妹。」彼據兄嫁妹謂之「歸妹」。此卦名歸妹,以妹從娣而嫁,謂之「歸妹」。故初九爻辭云「歸妹以娣是」也。上咸卦明二少相感,恒卦明二長相承,今此卦以少承長,非是匹敵,明是妹從娣嫁,故謂之歸妹焉。古者諸侯一取九女,嫡夫人及左右媵皆以侄娣從,故以此卦當之矣。不言歸侄者,女娣是兄弟之行,亦舉尊以包之也。「征凶,無攸利」者,歸妹之戒也。征謂進有所往也。妹從娣嫁,本非正匹,唯須自守卑退以事元妃。若妾進求寵,則有並後凶咎之敗,故曰「征凶,無攸利」。