五劳七伤
Traditional form:
五勞七傷
Pinyin (reading):
wǔláoqīshāng
Definitions:
- (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟／五脏 (wǔzàng), and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
Characters:
- 五 - five; surname
- 劳 - to labor, to toil; to do manual work
- 七 - seven
- 伤 - to injure, to harm; wound, injury; to fall ill
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