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疏肝理氣

简疏肝理气 · 繁疏肝理氣

Mandarin · pinyin shū gān lǐ qì

to course the liver and rectify 氣 qì (TCM)

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疏: shū · neglect; careless, lax
肝: gān · liver
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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1–1–3–4 · shu1 gan1 li3 qi4

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so1 gon1 lei5 hei3

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