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黃帝問于少俞曰：五味入于口也，各有所走，各有所病。
黄帝问于少俞曰：五味入于口也，各有所走，各有所病。 Huáng Dì wèn yú shào yú yuē: wǔ wèi rù yú kǒu yě, gè yǒu suǒ zǒu, gè yǒu suǒ bìng.
黄帝问少俞说：五味进入口中，各有它所走的部位，各有它所引起的病。
The Yellow Emperor asked Shao Yu: When the five flavors enter the mouth, each has its own course and each has its own disease.
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酸走筋，多食之，令人癃；鹹走血，多食之，令人渴；辛走氣，多食之，令人洞心；苦走骨，多食之，令人變嘔；甘走肉，多食之，令人悗心。
酸走筋，多食之，令人癃；咸走血，多食之，令人渴；辛走气，多食之，令人洞心；苦走骨，多食之，令人变呕；甘走肉，多食之，令人悗心。 suān zǒu jīn, duō shí zhī, lìng rén lóng; xián zǒu xuè, duō shí zhī, lìng rén kě; xīn zǒu qì, duō shí zhī, lìng rén dòng xīn; kǔ zǒu gǔ, duō shí zhī, lìng rén biàn ǒu; gān zǒu ròu, duō shí zhī, lìng rén mèn xīn.
酸走筋，多食使人小便不利；咸走血，多食使人渴；辛走气，多食使人心中空洞；苦走骨，多食使人变呕；甘走肉，多食使人心中烦闷。
Sour goes to the sinews, and eating it in excess makes a person’s urine stop. Salty goes to the blood, and eating it in excess makes him thirsty. Pungent goes to the qi, and eating it in excess makes the heart feel hollow. Bitter goes to the bones, and eating it in excess turns him to vomiting. Sweet goes to the flesh, and eating it in excess makes the heart feel oppressed.
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余知其然也，不知其何由，願聞其故。
余知其然也，不知其何由，愿闻其故。
yú zhī qí rán yě, bù zhī qí hé yóu, yuàn wén qí gù.
我知道是这样，却不知道其中的缘故，希望听一听。
I know it is so, but I do not know the reason. I should like to hear it.
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少俞答曰：酸入于胃，其氣澀以收，上之兩焦，弗能出入也，不出即留于胃中，胃中和温，則下注膀胱，膀胱之胞薄以懦，得酸則縮綣，約而不通，水道不行，故癃。
少俞答曰：酸入于胃，其气涩以收，上之两焦，弗能出入也，不出即留于胃中，胃中和温，则下注膀胱，膀胱之胞薄以懦，得酸则缩绻，约而不通，水道不行，故癃。 shào yú dá yuē: suān rù yú wèi, qí qì sè yǐ shōu, shàng zhī liǎng jiāo, fú néng chū rù yě, bù chū jí liú yú wèi zhōng, wèi zhōng hé wēn, zé xià zhù páng guāng, páng guāng zhī bāo bó yǐ nuò, dé suān zé suō quǎn, yuē ér bù tōng, shuǐ dào bù xíng, gù lóng.
少俞回答说：酸入于胃，其气涩而收，上行于两焦而不能出入，不出就留在胃中，胃中和暖，就下注膀胱，膀胱的脬薄而柔软，得酸就收缩卷曲，约束不通，水道不行，所以小便不利。
Shao Yu answered: When sour enters the stomach, its qi is astringent and gathering, and rises to the two burners without being able to pass out. Not passing out, it stays in the stomach; the stomach being warm and harmonious, it flows down into the bladder. The bladder’s pouch is thin and soft, and meeting sour it shrinks and curls, so that it is bound and does not open, the waterway does not run, and therefore the urine stops.
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陰者，積筋之所終也，故酸入而走筋矣。
阴者，积筋之所终也，故酸入而走筋矣。
yīn zhě, jī jīn zhī suǒ zhōng yě, gù suān rù ér zǒu jīn yǐ.
阴器是诸筋所终之处，所以酸入而走筋。
The yin organ is where the gathered sinews end; that is why sour enters and goes to the sinews.
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黃帝曰：鹹走血，多食之，令人渴，何也？
黄帝曰：咸走血，多食之，令人渴，何也？ Huáng Dì yuē: xián zǒu xuè, duō shí zhī, lìng rén kě, hé yě?
黄帝说：咸走血，多食使人渴，为什么？
The Emperor said: Salty goes to the blood, and eating it in excess makes a person thirsty. Why?
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少俞曰：鹹入于胃，其氣上走中焦，注于脉，則血氣走之。血與鹹相得則凝，凝則胃中汁注之，注之則胃中竭，竭則咽路焦，故舌本乾而善渴。
少俞曰：咸入于胃，其气上走中焦，注于脉，则血气走之。血与咸相得则凝，凝则胃中汁注之，注之则胃中竭，竭则咽路焦，故舌本干而善渴。 shào yú yuē: xián rù yú wèi, qí qì shàng zǒu zhōng jiāo, zhù yú mài, zé xuè qì zǒu zhī. xuè yǔ xián xiāng dé zé níng, níng zé wèi zhōng zhī zhù zhī, zhù zhī zé wèi zhōng jié, jié zé yān lù jiāo, gù shé běn gān ér shàn kě.
少俞说：咸入于胃，其气上走中焦，注于脉，血气就随着走。血与咸相得就凝结，凝结则胃中津汁注入补充，注入不已则胃中干竭，竭则咽路焦枯，所以舌根干而常渴。
Shao Yu said: When salty enters the stomach, its qi rises to the middle burner and pours into the vessels, and the blood and qi follow it. When blood and salt meet, they coagulate; coagulating, the juices of the stomach pour in to replenish them; pouring in without cease, the stomach is drained; drained, the throat path is scorched, and so the root of the tongue is dry and the person is always thirsty.
xuè mài zhě, zhōng jiāo zhī dào yě, gù xián rù ér zǒu xuè yǐ.
血脉是中焦的道路，所以咸入而走血。
The blood vessels are the road of the middle burner; that is why salty enters and goes to the blood.
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黃帝曰：辛走氣，多食之，令人洞心，何也？
黄帝曰：辛走气，多食之，令人洞心，何也？ Huáng Dì yuē: xīn zǒu qì, duō shí zhī, lìng rén dòng xīn, hé yě?
黄帝说：辛走气，多食使人心中空洞，为什么？
The Emperor said: Pungent goes to the qi, and eating it in excess makes the heart feel hollow. Why?
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少俞曰：辛入于胃，其氣走于上焦。上焦者，受氣而營諸陽者也。
少俞曰：辛入于胃，其气走于上焦。上焦者，受气而营诸阳者也。 shào yú yuē: xīn rù yú wèi, qí qì zǒu yú shàng jiāo. shàng jiāo zhě, shòu qì ér yíng zhū yáng zhě yě.
少俞说：辛入于胃，其气走于上焦。上焦是受气而营养诸阳的。
Shao Yu said: When pungent enters the stomach, its qi goes to the upper burner. The upper burner is what receives qi and nourishes the yang.
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薑韭之氣薰之，營衛之氣不時受之，久留心下，故洞心。辛與氣俱行，故辛入而與汗俱出。
姜韭之气薰之，营卫之气不时受之，久留心下，故洞心。辛与气俱行，故辛入而与汗俱出。 jiāng jiǔ zhī qì xūn zhī, yíng wèi zhī qì bù shí shòu zhī, jiǔ liú xīn xià, gù dòng xīn. xīn yǔ qì jù xíng, gù xīn rù ér yǔ hàn jù chū.
姜韭之气熏蒸，营卫之气不时受到它，久留在心下，所以心中空洞。辛与气同行，所以辛入而与汗同出。
The qi of ginger and chives smokes upward, and the nutritive and guarding qi receive it from time to time; it stays long below the heart, and therefore the heart feels hollow. Pungent travels together with qi, and so when pungent enters, it leaves together with the sweat.
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黃帝曰：苦走骨，多食之，令人變嘔，何也？
黄帝曰：苦走骨，多食之，令人变呕，何也？ Huáng Dì yuē: kǔ zǒu gǔ, duō shí zhī, lìng rén biàn ǒu, hé yě?
黄帝说：苦走骨，多食使人变呕，为什么？
The Emperor said: Bitter goes to the bones, and eating it in excess turns a person to vomiting. Why?
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少俞曰：苦入于胃，五穀之氣皆不能勝苦，苦入下脘，三焦之道皆閉而不通，故變嘔。
少俞曰：苦入于胃，五谷之气皆不能胜苦，苦入下脘，三焦之道皆闭而不通，故变呕。 shào yú yuē: kǔ rù yú wèi, wǔ gǔ zhī qì jiē bù néng shèng kǔ, kǔ rù xià wǎn, sān jiāo zhī dào jiē bì ér bù tōng, gù biàn ǒu.
少俞说：苦入于胃，五谷之气都不能胜过苦，苦入下脘，三焦之道都闭塞不通，所以变呕。
Shao Yu said: When bitter enters the stomach, none of the qi of the five grains can overcome it. Bitter enters the lower opening, and the roads of the three burners all close and do not pass, and therefore he turns to vomiting.
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齒者，骨之所終也，故苦入而走骨。故入而復出，知其走骨也。
齿者，骨之所终也，故苦入而走骨。故入而复出，知其走骨也。
chǐ zhě, gǔ zhī suǒ zhōng yě, gù kǔ rù ér zǒu gǔ. gù rù ér fù chū, zhī qí zǒu gǔ yě.
齿是骨所终之处，所以苦入而走骨。因此入而复出，就知道它走骨。
The teeth are where the bones end; that is why bitter enters and goes to the bones. Hence when it enters and comes out again, one knows that it has gone to the bones.
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黃帝曰：甘走肉，多食之，令人悗心，何也？
黄帝曰：甘走肉，多食之，令人悗心，何也？ Huáng Dì yuē: gān zǒu ròu, duō shí zhī, lìng rén mèn xīn, hé yě?
黄帝说：甘走肉，多食使人心中烦闷，为什么？
The Emperor said: Sweet goes to the flesh, and eating it in excess makes the heart feel oppressed. Why?
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少俞曰：甘入于胃，其氣弱小，不能上至于上焦，而與穀留于胃中者，令人柔潤者也。
少俞曰：甘入于胃，其气弱小，不能上至于上焦，而与谷留于胃中者，令人柔润者也。 shào yú yuē: gān rù yú wèi, qí qì ruò xiǎo, bù néng shàng zhì yú shàng jiāo, ér yǔ gǔ liú yú wèi zhōng zhě, lìng rén róu rùn zhě yě.
少俞说：甘入于胃，其气弱小，不能上行到上焦，而与谷同留在胃中，使人柔润。
Shao Yu said: When sweet enters the stomach, its qi is weak and small and cannot rise to the upper burner; it stays in the stomach with the grain, and makes a person soft and moist.
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胃柔則緩，緩則蟲動，蟲動則令人悗心。其氣外通於肉，故甘走肉。
胃柔则缓，缓则虫动，虫动则令人悗心。其气外通于肉，故甘走肉。 wèi róu zé huǎn, huǎn zé chóng dòng, chóng dòng zé lìng rén mèn xīn. qí qì wài tōng yú ròu, gù gān zǒu ròu.
胃柔则缓，缓则虫动，虫动就使人烦闷。其气外通于肉，所以甘走肉。
When the stomach is soft it slackens; slackening, worms stir; stirring, they make the heart feel oppressed. Its qi opens outward into the flesh, and therefore sweet goes to the flesh.