沴 [lì]
1. 渚,引申为阻水的高地。
Shallows, extended meaning refers to elevated land that blocks water.
2. 灾害。
Disaster.
3. 克,伤害。
To harm, injury.
4. (气)不和。
Disharmony (in terms of Qi).
5. 水流不畅。引申为阻水的高地 ([En.] stagnation)
Poor water flow; extended meaning refers to elevated land that blocks water.
6. 旧谓天地四时之气不和而生的灾害 ([En.] calamity)
In ancient times, referred to disasters arising from disharmony in the Qi of heaven and earth throughout the four seasons.
【引】
1. 《汉书》:跖魂负沴。颜师古注引 服虔曰:“沴,河岸之坻也。”
"Han Shu": Zhi Hun carries Li. Yan Shigu cited Fu Qian stating: “Li refers to the islets by the riverbanks.”
2. 文天祥《正气歌》:如此再寒暑,百沴自避易。
Wen Tianxiang in "Song of Righteousness": In such cold and heat, a hundred calamities easily avoid me.
【例】
又如:沴戾(因气不和而生的灾害);沴气(灾害不祥之气);沴疫(沴厉,沴疾。瘟疫)
Also: Li Li (disasters caused by disharmony); Li Qi (inauspicious energy of disaster); Li Yi (Li severity, Li disease; plague).