五勞七傷
Chinese
five toil seven injure; injury; wound trad. (五勞七傷) 五 勞 七 傷 simp. (五劳七伤) 五 劳 七 伤 variant forms 五癆七傷／五痨七伤
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五勞七傷
- (traditional Chinese medicine) “five strains and seven impairments”, five referring to the five viscera (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney), 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)
- (by extension) various disease risk factors and pathogenic factors
- (figuratively) prone to various diseases
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