Word origin · etymology
Chinese 貪狼; Chan renders the name “Greedy Wolf.”
The translation is documented here, but its historical adoption into Zi Wei remains unverified. The name is not a moral verdict.
How we know · epistemology
Contemporary explanation of traditional chart symbolism.
An appetite metaphor does not establish addictive behavior, sexual conduct or ambition in any individual.
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