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四物湯

简四物汤 · 繁四物湯

Mandarin · pinyin sì wù tāng

four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine

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四: sì · four
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
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汤: tāng · hot water; soup, gravy, broth

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4–4–1 · si4 wu4 tang1

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sei3 mat6 tong1

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noun

a Chinese herbal soup whose ingredients include Paeonia lactiflora (白芍 (báisháo)), Chinese foxgloves (熟地 (shúdì)), dong quai (當歸／当归 (dāngguī)), and chuanxiong rhizome (川芎 (chuānxiōng))

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