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Five Elements+Correspondences Flashcards

1
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5 elements

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Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood

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2
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generated by Wood

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Fire – wood feeds fire

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3
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controlled by Wood

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Earth – wood parts earth (such as roots)

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4
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controlled by Earth

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Water – earth dams or muddles or absorbs water

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5
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Wood insults ______

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Metal – wood dulls metal

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generated by FIre

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Earth – fire creates earth (ash)

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7
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controlled by Metal

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Wood – metal chops wood

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8
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Fire is insulted by ____

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Metal – metal shields against fire

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9
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controlled by Water

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Fire –water extinguishes fire

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10
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generated by Metal

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Water – metal enriches water (as in water with minerals more beneficial than pure water)

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generated by Earth

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Metal – earth bears metal

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12
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generated by Water

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Wood – water nourishes wood

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13
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Earth insults ____

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Wood – earth (rocks) break wood

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14
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controlled by Fire

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Metal – fire melts metal

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15
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Water insults _____

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Earth – water washes away or penetrates earth

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16
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Fire insults ____

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Water – fire evaporated water

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17
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——- is mother of Heart

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Liver

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18
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____ is mother of Spleen

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Heart

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19
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____ is mother of Lungs

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Spleen

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20
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___ is mother of Liver

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Kidneys

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21
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___ is mother of Kidneys

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Lungs

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22
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Liver is mother of ___

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Heart

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23
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Kidneys are mother of ___

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Liver

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24
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Spleen is mother of ___

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Lungs

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25
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Lungs are mother of ___

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Kidneys

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26
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Heart is mother of ___

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Earth

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27
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Wood season

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Spring

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28
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Fire season

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Summer

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29
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Earth season

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Late summer

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30
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Metal season

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Autumn

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31
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Water season

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Winter

32
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Wood climate

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Wind

33
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Fire climate

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Heat

34
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Earth climate

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dampness

35
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Metal climate

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dryness

36
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Water climate

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cold

37
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Wood color

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blue-green

38
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Fire color

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red

39
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Earth color

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yellow

40
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Metal color

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white

41
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Water color

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Blue-black

42
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Wood taste

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sour

43
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Fire taste

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bitter

44
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EARTH taste

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sweet

45
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metal taste

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pungent

46
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Water taste

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salty

47
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Wood smell

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rancid (oil turning)

48
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Fire smell

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burnt

49
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Earth smell

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fragrant

50
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Metal smell

A

rotting

51
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Water smell

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putrid

52
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Wood orifice

A

eyes

53
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Fire orifice

A

tongue

54
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Earth orifice

A

mouth

55
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Metal orifice

A

nose

56
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Water orifice

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ears

57
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Wood tissue

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tendons

58
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Fire tissue

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blood vessels

59
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Earth tissues

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muscles

60
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Metal tissues

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skin

61
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Water tissues

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bones

62
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Wood emotions

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anger

63
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Fire emotions

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joy

64
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Earth emotions

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pensiveness

65
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Metal emotion

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grief

66
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Water emotion

A

fear

67
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Wood voice

A

shout

68
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Fire voice

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laugh

69
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Earth voice

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sing

70
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Metal voice

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weep

71
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Water voice

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groan

72
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Wood spirit(will)

A

hun (don’t worry about this one)

73
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Fire spirit

A

shen

74
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Earth spirit

A

yi (mind)

75
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Metal spirit

A

po

76
Q

Water spirit

A

zhi

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