Five Elements: Friend-Enemy relationships
โช๏ธ Metal - ๐ฟ Wood
โช๏ธ Metal is the enemy of wood (because it destroys or chops wood).
๐ฟ Wood is a friend of metal (metal is used in construction together with wood; wood is often an auxiliary material for metal โ e.g., an axe handle for an axe, etc.).
๐ง Water - ๐ฅ Fire
๐ง Water is the enemy of fire (it extinguishes fire).
๐ฅ Fire is a friend of water (we can cook with fire, heat water).
๐ฅ Fire - โช๏ธ Metal
๐ฅ Fire is the enemy of metal (it melts metal).
โช๏ธ Metal is a friend of fire (with fire, we can produce metal objects โ in this way, the potential of fire is realized).
โฐ Earth - ๐ง Water
โฐ Earth is the enemy of water (it absorbs and soaks up water).
๐ง Water is a friend of earth (it fills the earth with liquid โ lakes, rivers, seas lie in the โbowlโ of the earth).
๐ฟ Wood - โฐ Earth
๐ฟ Wood is the enemy of earth (it breaks up the earth, as roots spread and push through the soil while growing).
โฐ Earth is a friend of wood (wood grows in the earth and feeds on its nutrients).