chinese medicine terms / pin yin - english Flashcards

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Yin

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Yang

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solid internal

(organs)

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hollow internal

(organs)

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channels

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collaterals

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acupuncture point(s)

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location

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medicine; drug

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(blood) vessel; pulse

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wind

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summer heat

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damp

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right radical = fire with mouths open

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dry

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cold

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spring

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summer

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late summer

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autumn

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winter

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liver

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heart

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spleen

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lung (s)

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kidney (s)

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Qi; energy

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blood

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essence

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mind; spirit

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exterior, surface

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interior

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cold

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hot

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deficient

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excess

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looking

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smelling/hearing

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character - mouth

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asking

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feeling

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  • grass
  • mouth

correction - tai should be 1st tone

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tongue coating

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tongue body

(quality)

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  • moon/flesh
  • forever/eternal
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thumb, distal pulse

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  • moon/flesh
  • forever/eternal
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border pulse

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  • moon/flesh
  • forever/eternal
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proximal, arm
pulse

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  • moon/flesh
  • forever/eternal
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floating pulse

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  • water
  • moon/flesh
  • forever/eternal
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deep pulse

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  • take a step (left radical)
  • moon/flesh
  • forever/eternal
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slow pulse

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  • moon/flesh
  • forever/eternal

***shuo mai (on Pleco app)

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rapid pulse

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  • qi
  • water
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Qi stagnation

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  • qi
  • take a step
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Qi rebellion

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Blood stasis

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  • water
  • mouth
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treat the root/causes

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  • water
  • mouth
  • wood
  • show (traditional chinese character)
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treat the symptoms

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harmonise

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tonify

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  • foot
  • three
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foot three miles

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  • three
  • yin (mountain + moon)
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three yin connection

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  • show
  • door
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spirit door

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  • door
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wind door

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*correction - shen shu (more accurate)*

  • moon/flesh
  • knife
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kidney back

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  • water
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great stream

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  • door
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Inner gate

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  • door
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life gate

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hundred meeting

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  • qi
  • water
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sea of energy Qi

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white hair old man

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  • grass
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big yellow

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  • mountain
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prevent wind

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  • person
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buddha’s hand

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  • summer
  • grass
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winter worm summer grass

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  • grass
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sweet herb

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  • water
  • horse
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sea horse

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  • silk
  • grass
  • person
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red flower

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  • water
  • stone
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slippery stone

(talc)

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  • grass
  • person
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gold silver flower

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dragon bone

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  • person
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person root

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  • five
  • mouth
  • child/seed
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five flavor seed

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  • mother
  • grass
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great mother herb

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  • mother
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knowing/wise mother

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  • small
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minor green dragon soup

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  • take a step
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free and easy powder

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  • water
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white tiger decoction

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  • four
  • child/seed
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four gentleman decoction

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  • qi
  • water
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tonify the middle and benefit the Qi decoction

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  • eight
  • decoction
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eight treasures decoction

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  • six
  • pill
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six flavor Di Huang pill

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  • pill
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left restoring pill

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  • jade
  • break up/disperse (powder)
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jade screen wind powder

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  • heaven
  • king
  • tonify
  • heart
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heavenly king tonifying the heart pill

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