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正邪相爭

简正邪相争 · 繁正邪相爭

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng xié xiāng zhēng

term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣 zhèng qì and pathogeny 邪氣 xié qì

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正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
邪: xié · wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
爭: Look up this written character
争: zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive

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4–2–1–1 · zheng4 xie2 xiang1 zheng1

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zing3 ce4 soeng1 zang1

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