1. 阴阳五行
Yin-yang and the Five
Phases
yin yang wǔ xín

2. 五宫
①five zang-organs
②five orientations
wǔ ɡōnɡ

3. 木
wood
mù

4. 火
fire
huǒ

5. 土
earth
tǔ

6. 金
metal
jīn

7. 水
water
shuǐ

8. 阴
yin
yīn

9. 阳
yang
yánɡ

10. 阴阳
yin and yang; yin-yang
yīn yánɡ

11. 阴阳学说
yin-yang theory
yīn yánɡ xué shuō

12. 阳气
yang qi
yīn yánɡ xué shuō

13. 阴气
yin qi
yīn qi

14. 阴阳平衡
yin-yang balance
yīn yánɡ pínɡ hénɡ

15. 阴阳调和
yin-yang harmony
yīn yánɡ tiáo hé

16. 太阳
① for great yang, ② for
acupuncture point Taiyang for
Gall Bladder 1 and Extra Point
5, and for ③temple
tài yánɡ

17. 五行
five elements or
five phases
wǔ xínɡ

18. 母气
mother-element or
phase qi
mǔ qì

19. 子气
①for child-element or phase
qi
② or for edema of legs in
pregnancy
zǐ qì

20. 五时
five seasons
wǔ shí

21. 五志
five emotions
wǔ zhì

22. 五声
five voices
wǔ shēnɡ

23. 五味
five flavors
wǔ wèi

24. 五音
five notes
wǔ yīn

25. 阴阳交感
interaction of yin and yang
yīn yánɡ jiāo ɡǎn

26. 阴中之阴
yin within yin
yīn zhōnɡ zhī yīn

27. 阴中之阳
yang within yin
yīn zhōnɡ zhī yánɡ

28. 阳中之阴
yin within yang
yánɡ zhōnɡ zhī yīn

29. 阳中之阳
yang within yang
yánɡ zhōnɡ zhī yánɡ

30. 阴阳对立
opposition of yin and yang
yīn yánɡ duì lì

31. 阴阳互根
mutual rooting of yin and
yang
yīn yánɡ hù ɡēn

32. 阳生于阴
yang originating from yin
yánɡ shēnɡ yú yīn

33. 阴生于阳
yin originating from yang
yīn shēnɡ yú yánɡ

34. 孤阳不生，独阴不长
solitary yang failing to
grow, solitary yin failing to
increase
ɡū yánɡ bù shēnɡ,
dú yīn bù zhǎnɡ

35. 阴阳消长
waning and waxing of yin
and yang
yīn yánɡ xiāo zhǎnɡ

36. 阳生阴长
yin growing while yang
generating
yánɡ shēnɡ yīn zhǎnɡ

37. 阳杀阴藏
yin concealing while yang
declined
yánɡ shā yīn cánɡ

38. 阴阳转化
yin-yang conversion
yīn yánɡ zhuǎn huà

39. 阴阳自和
spontaneous harmonization
of yin and yang
yīn yánɡ zì hé

40. 重阴必阳，重阳必阴
extreme yin turning into
yang, extreme yang turning
into yin
chónɡ yīn bì yánɡ,
chónɡ yánɡ bì yīn

41. 阴静阳躁
static yin and dynamic yang
yīn jìnɡ yánɡ zào

42. 阳道实，阴道虚
yang being often in excess,
while yin in deficiency
yánɡ dào shí, yīn dào xū

43. 生之本本于阴阳
human life being based on
yin and yang
shēnɡ zhī běn běn yú yīn
yánɡ

44. 阳化气，阴成形
yang transforming qi while
yin constituting form
yánɡ huà qì, yīn chénɡ
xínɡ

45. 阴阳之要，阳密乃固
The key factor of yin and
yang is that only when yang
is compact can it strengthen
yin essence.
yīn yánɡ zhī yào, yánɡ mì nǎi
ɡù

46. 阴平阳秘，精神乃治
Only when yin is at peace
and yang is compact can
essence-spirit be normal
yīn pínɡ yánɡ mì, jīnɡ shén
nǎi zhì

47. 阳胜则阴病
predominant yang making yin
disorder
yánɡ shènɡ zé yīn bìnɡ

48. 阴胜则阳病
predominant yin making yang
disorder
yīn shènɡ zé yánɡ bìnɡ

49. 阴阳离决,精气乃绝
If yin and yang separate from
each other, essential qi will
be exhausted.
yīn yánɡ lí jué, jīnɡ qì nǎi jué

50. 阳气者若天与日
Yang qi is just like the sun in
the sky.
yánɡ qì zhě ruò tiān yǔ rì

51. 阳为气阴为味
yang pertaining to qi and yin
to flavor
yánɡ wéi qì yīn wéi wèi

52. 辛甘发散为阳
pungent and sweet with
dispersing effect pertaining to
yang
xīn ɡān fā sàn wéi yánɡ

53. 酸苦涌泄为阴
sour and bitter with emetic
and purgative effects
pertaining to yin
suān kǔ yǒnɡ xiè wéi yīn

54. 淡味渗泄为阳
bland taste with dampness-
excreting and diuretic effects
pertaining to yang
dàn wèi shèn xiè wéi yánɡ

55. 别异比类
analogy
bié yì bǐ lèi

56. 五行学说
five-element or phase theory
wǔ xínɡ xué shuō

57. 五行相生
generation of five elements
or phases
wǔ xínɡ xiānɡ shēnɡ

58. 木生火
wood generating fire
mù shēnɡ huǒ

59. 火生土
fire generating earth
huǒ shēnɡ tǔ

60. 土生金
earth generating metal
tǔ shēnɡ jīn

61. 金生水
metal generating water
jīn shēnɡ shuǐ

62. 水生木
water generating wood
shuǐ shēnɡ mù

63. 生化
generation and transformation
shēnɡ huà

64. 五行相克
restriction among five
elements or phases
wǔ xínɡ xiānɡ kè

65. 木克土
wood restricting earth
mù kè tǔ

66. 火克金
fire restricting metal
huǒ kè jīn

67. 金克木
metal restricting wood
jīn kè mù

68. 水克火
water restricting fire
shuǐ kè huǒ

69. 五行相乘
over-restriction among five
elements or phases
wǔ xínɡ xiānɡ chènɡ

70. 制化
restriction and generation
zhì huà

71. 五行相侮
counter-restriction among five
elements or phases
wǔ xínɡ xiānɡ wǔ

72. 木侮金
wood counter-restricting metal
mù wǔ jīn

73. 火侮水
fire counter-restricting water
huǒ wǔ shuǐ

74. 土侮木
earth counter-restricting wood
tǔ wǔ mù

75. 金侮火
metal counter-restricting fire
jīn wǔ huǒ

76. 水侮土
water counter-restricting earth
shuǐ wǔ tǔ

77. 亢害承制
harmful hyperactivity and
responding inhibition
kànɡ hài chénɡ zhì

78. 所胜
element being restricted
suǒ shènɡ

79. 所不胜
element being un-restricted
suǒ bù shènɡ

80. 木为金之所胜
wood being restricted by
metal
mù wéi jīn zhī suǒ shènɡ

81. 火为水之所胜
fire being restricted by water
huǒ wéi shuǐ zhī suǒ shènɡ

82. 土为木之所胜
earth being restricted by wood
tǔ wéi mù zhī suǒ shènɡ

83. 土为木之所胜
earth being restricted by wood
tǔ wéi mù zhī suǒ shènɡ

84. 金为火之所胜
metal being restricted by fire
jīn wéi huǒ zhī suǒ shènɡ

85. 水为土之所胜
water being restricted by
earth
shuǐ wéi tǔ zhī suǒ shènɡ

86. 木为土之所不胜
wood being un-restricted by
earth
mù wéi tǔ zhī suǒ bù shènɡ

87. 火为金之所不胜
fire being un-restricted by
metal
huǒ wéi jīn zhī suǒ bù shènɡ

88. 土为水之所不胜
earth being un-restricted by
water
tǔ wéi shuǐ zhī suǒ bù shènɡ

89. 金为木之所不胜
metal being un-restricted by
wood
jīn wéi mù zhī suǒ bù shènɡ

90. 水为火之所不胜
water being un-restricted by
fire
shuǐ wéi huǒ zhī suǒ bù
shènɡ

91. 木曰曲直
wood characterized by
bending and straightening
mù yuē qǔ zhí

92. 木喜条达
wood preferring free activity
mù xǐ tiáo dá

93. 火为阳
fire pertaining to yang
huǒ wéi yánɡ

94. 火曰炎上
fire characterized by flaring up
huǒ yuē yán shànɡ

95. 土爰稼穑
earth characterized by sowing
and reaping
tǔ yuán jià sè

96. 土生万物
earth producing myriads of
things
tǔ shēnɡ wàn wù

97. 金曰从革
metal characterized by
changing
jīn yuē cónɡ ɡé

98. 金气肃杀
metal characterized by
clearing and downward
jīn qì sù shā

99. 水曰润下
water characterized by
moistening and descending
shuǐ yuē rùn xià

100. 整体观念
concept of holism
zhěnɡ tǐ ɡuān niàn

101. 人与天地相参
human correlating with nature
rén yǔ tiān dì xiānɡ cān

102. 天人相应
correspondence between
nature and human
tiān rén xiānɡ yìnɡ

103. 辨证论治
syndrome differentiation and
treatment; pattern identification
and treatment
biàn zhènɡ lùn zhì

104. 悲胜怒
sorrow overcoming anger
bēi shènɡ nù