Glossary of Chinese medical terms - Classica Sinica Medica https://classicstcm.com/glossary/ Read the Chinese medical classics in the original, with pinyin and English on the same line. Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:41:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 A day of evil-qi transformation https://classicstcm.com/glossary/a-day-of-evil-qi-transformation/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:49:23 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/a-day-of-evil-qi-transformation/ A measure of evil-qi transformation https://classicstcm.com/glossary/a-measure-of-evil-qi-transformation/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:51:19 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/a-measure-of-evil-qi-transformation/ Abatement and aggravation · jian shen https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abatement-and-aggravation/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:42:20 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abatement-and-aggravation/ Abdominal fullness https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abdominal-fullness/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:40:43 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abdominal-fullness/ Above the Diaphragm https://classicstcm.com/glossary/above-the-diaphragm/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:04:41 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/above-the-diaphragm/ Abscess https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscess/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:53:50 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscess/ Abscess and flat abscess · yong ju https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscess-and-flat-abscess/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:05:50 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscess-and-flat-abscess/ Abscess of the neck https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscess-of-the-neck/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:53:52 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscess-of-the-neck/ Abscesses and sores https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscesses-and-sores/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:03:20 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscesses-and-sores/ Abscessous swelling · yong zhong https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscessous-swelling/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:46:43 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/abscessous-swelling/ Absence of sweat https://classicstcm.com/glossary/absence-of-sweat/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:40:41 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/absence-of-sweat/ Accumulated qi https://classicstcm.com/glossary/accumulated-qi/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:06:10 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/accumulated-qi/ Aching · yuan https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aching/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:02:14 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aching/ Adding and approaching https://classicstcm.com/glossary/adding-and-approaching/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:51:36 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/adding-and-approaching/ Adverse and favourable https://classicstcm.com/glossary/adverse-and-favourable/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:59:56 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/adverse-and-favourable/ Adverse Inversion https://classicstcm.com/glossary/adverse-inversion/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:21:59 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/adverse-inversion/ Alarm point · mu https://classicstcm.com/glossary/alarm-point/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 05:05:51 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/alarm-point/ Allotted years https://classicstcm.com/glossary/allotted-years/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:35:49 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/allotted-years/ The span allotted at birth: a hundred, in this chapter. It functions as a measure rather than a promise — the chapter's question is why people fall short of it, and the answer it gives is conduct.

]]> 天年 is the yardstick the chapter opens with. Of old, people lived out the years heaven allotted and passed away only after a hundred; now they weaken at fifty. The question asked is not whether the allotment changed but whether people lost it.

The answer given is behavioural, and it is the chapter’s thesis in miniature: the span is fixed, and what varies is how much of it is thrown away.

]]> Alternating Full and Empty https://classicstcm.com/glossary/alternating-full-and-empty/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 04:24:42 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/alternating-full-and-empty/ An upright transformation day https://classicstcm.com/glossary/an-upright-transformation-day/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:49:19 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/an-upright-transformation-day/ An upright transformation measure https://classicstcm.com/glossary/an-upright-transformation-measure/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:51:18 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/an-upright-transformation-measure/ Ancestral qi · zong qi https://classicstcm.com/glossary/ancestral-qi/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:43:47 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/ancestral-qi/ Ancestral sinew https://classicstcm.com/glossary/ancestral-sinew/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:31:53 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/ancestral-sinew/ Arched-back reversal · fan zhe https://classicstcm.com/glossary/arched-back-reversal/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:12:48 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/arched-back-reversal/ Aromatic herbs · fang cao https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aromatic-herbs/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:37:47 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aromatic-herbs/ Arriving alone · du zhi https://classicstcm.com/glossary/arriving-alone/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:02:11 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/arriving-alone/ Ascent and descent, exit and entry https://classicstcm.com/glossary/ascent-descent-exit-entry/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:32:11 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/ascent-descent-exit-entry/ Assessment · kui duo https://classicstcm.com/glossary/assessment/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:44:30 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/assessment/ Aversion to cold https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aversion-to-cold/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:40:28 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aversion-to-cold/ Aversion to people and fire · wu ren yu huo https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aversion-to-people-and-fire/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:06:53 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aversion-to-people-and-fire/ Aversion to wind https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aversion-to-wind/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:40:34 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/aversion-to-wind/ Balanced qi https://classicstcm.com/glossary/balanced-qi/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:06:04 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/balanced-qi/ Bao jue · abrupt inversion https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bao-jue/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:27:05 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bao-jue/ Barred within · nei ge https://classicstcm.com/glossary/barred-within/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:52:01 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/barred-within/ Bearing https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bearing/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:31:50 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bearing/ Bearing Poison https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bearing-poison/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:54:01 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bearing-poison/ Beginning and End https://classicstcm.com/glossary/beginning-and-end/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:34 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/beginning-and-end/ Below the Diaphragm https://classicstcm.com/glossary/below-the-diaphragm/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:04:43 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/below-the-diaphragm/ Belt vessel https://classicstcm.com/glossary/belt-vessel/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:31:57 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/belt-vessel/ Bending and lifting · fu yang https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bending-and-lifting/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:58:25 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bending-and-lifting/ Bi · obstruction https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bi-obstruction/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:06:10 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bi-obstruction/ Bitter cold · qi cang https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bitter-cold/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 04:48:33 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bitter-cold/ Bladder obstruction https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bladder-obstruction/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:23:07 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/bladder-obstruction/ Blazing heat · jiong https://classicstcm.com/glossary/jiong/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:18:43 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/jiong/ Blazing Sunlight https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blazing-sunlight/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:29:08 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blazing-sunlight/ Blocked nose · qiu https://classicstcm.com/glossary/qiu/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:20:18 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/qiu/ Blood https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blood/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:06:09 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blood/ Blood in the urine https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blood-in-the-urine/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:09:41 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blood-in-the-urine/ Blood Mass https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blood-mass/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:12:55 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blood-mass/ Blood withering · xue ku https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blood-withering/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:37:44 +0000 https://classicstcm.com/glossary/blood-withering/