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八綱辨證

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Mandarin · pinyin bā gāng biàn zhèng

pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
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辨: biàn · distinguish, discriminate
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纲: gāng · heavy rope, hawser; main points
证: zhèng · prove, confirm, verify; proof

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1–1–4–4 · ba1 gang1 bian4 zheng4

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