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Mandarin · pinyin Nèi jīng

abbr. for 黃帝內經 Huáng dì Nèi jīng, The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC

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內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
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内: nèi · inside
经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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4–1 · Nei4 jing1

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 黃帝內經／黄帝内经 (Huángdì Nèijīng, “Huangdi Neijing”)

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