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五勞七傷

简五劳七伤 · 繁五勞七傷

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ láo qī shāng

(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟 wǔ zàng, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)

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五: wǔ · five; surname
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七: qī · seven
傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
劳: láo · labor, toil, do manual work
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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3–2–1–1 · wu3 lao2 qi1 shang1

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(traditional Chinese medicine) “five strains and seven impairments”, five referring to the five viscera (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney), and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
(by extension) various disease risk factors and pathogenic factors
(figurative) prone to various diseases

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