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5 Elements Flashcards

1
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What season is wood?

A

Spring

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2
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What season is fire

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summer

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3
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What season is earth

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between

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4
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What season is metal

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fall

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5
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What season is water

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winter

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6
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What direction is wood

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east

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7
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What direction is fire

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south

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8
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What direction is earth

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center

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9
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What direction is metal

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west

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10
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What direction is water

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north

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11
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What is the weather associated with wood?

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wind

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12
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What is the weather associated with fire

A

summer-heat

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13
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What is the weather associated with earth

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dampness

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14
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What is the weather associated with metal

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dryness

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15
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What is the weather associated with water

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cold

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16
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What is the transformation associated with wood?

A

birth

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17
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What is the transformation associated with fire

A

growth

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18
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What is the transformation associated with earth

A

transformation

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19
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What is the transformation associated with metal

A

withdrawal

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20
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What is the transformation associated with water

A

storage

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21
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What is the color for wood?

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blue-green

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22
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What is the color for fire

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red

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23
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What is the color for earth

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yellow

24
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What is the color for metal

A

white

25
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What is the color for water

A

black

26
Q

What is the flavor associated with wood?

A

sour

27
Q

What is the flavor associated with fire

A

bitter

28
Q

What is the flavor associated with earth

A

sweet

29
Q

What is the flavor associated with metal

A

acrid

30
Q

What is the flavor associated with water

A

salty

31
Q

What is the yin (zang) organ associated with wood

A

liver

32
Q

What is the yin (zang) organ associated with fire

A

heart

33
Q

What is the yin (zang) organ associated with earth

A

spleen

34
Q

What is the yin (zang) organ associated with metal

A

lungs

35
Q

What is the yin (zang) organ associated with water

A

kidneys

36
Q

What is the yang (fu) organ associated with wood

A

gallbladder

37
Q

What is the yang (fu) organ associated with fire

A

small intestines

38
Q

What is the yang (fu) organ associated with earth

A

stomach

39
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What is the yang (fu) organ associated with metal

A

large intestines

40
Q

What is the yang (fu) organ associated with water

A

urinary bladder

41
Q

What are the sense orrifice, tissue, bloom associated with wood

A

eyes, sinews, nails

42
Q

What are the sense orrifice, tissue, bloom associated with fire

A

tongue, blood vessels, complexion (Shen)

43
Q

What are the sense orrifice, tissue, bloom associated with earth

A

mouth, flesh, lips

44
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What are the sense orrifice, tissue, bloom associated with metal?

A

nose, skin, body hair

45
Q

What are the sense orrifice, tissue, bloom associated with water

A

ears, bones, head hair

46
Q

What is the emotion of wood

A

anger

47
Q

What is the emotion of fire

A

joy

48
Q

What is the emotion of earth

A

thought

49
Q

What is the emotion of metal

A

sorrow

50
Q

What is the emotion of water

A

fear

51
Q

What is the spirit of wood

A

hun/ ethereal soul

52
Q

What is the spirit of fire

A

spirit/shen

53
Q

What is the spirit of earth

A

thought/yi

54
Q

What is the spirit of metal

A

corporeal soul/ po

55
Q

What is the spirit of water

A

will/zhi

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