續一切經音義 10.29

10.29

五運（下王問反爾雅云遷運徙也史記云伏犧以木德或曰春皇神農以火德木生火故也黃帝以土德以火生土故少昊以金德土生金故顓頊以水德金生水故以木火土金水五行相生終而復始謂之五運又周以木德漢以火德秦非正運王在木火之間也）。

Five Phases (五運: the second character is [pronounced with the fanqie] wang + wen; the Erya says: "To shift, transport, and move [徙]"; the Shiji says: "Fuxi ruled by the virtue of Wood, or is called the Spring Sovereign; Shennong ruled by the virtue of Fire, because Wood generates Fire; the Yellow Emperor ruled by the virtue of Earth, because Fire generates Earth; Shaohao ruled by the virtue of Metal, because Earth generates Metal; Zhuanxu ruled by the virtue of Water, because Metal generates Water; with the mutual generation of the Five Elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—they end and begin anew, which is called the Five Phases; furthermore, the Zhou ruled by the virtue of Wood, the Han ruled by the virtue of Fire, and the Qin was not a legitimate phase, its rule being between Wood and Fire").