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六腑

Mandarin · pinyin liù fǔ

(TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽 dǎn, stomach 胃 wèi, large intestine 大腸 dà cháng, small intestine 小腸 xiǎo cháng, triple heater 三焦 sān jiāo, bladder 膀胱 páng guāng

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六: liù · number six
腑: fǔ · bowels, entrails, internal organs

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4–3 · liu4 fu3

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