第三讲

母气

mother-phase qi

子气

①child-phase qi ②edema of the legs during pregnancy

五时

the five seasons

五志

the five minds (the five basic forms of mental and emotional activity, i.e., joy, anger, anxiety, thought, fear; wŭ zh�, 五志)

五声

the five voices

五味

the five flavors

五音

the five notes

五宫

①the five zang organs; the five viscera ②the five orientations (the four cardinal directions plus the center)

整体观念

concept of holism

人与天地相参

human beings are at the junction of heaven and earth

天人相应

correspondence between heaven and humankind; adaptation of humans to the natural environment; correspondence between humans and the natural environment

神形合一

the unity of spirit and form

辨证论治

pattern differentiation and treatment; treatment according to pattern differentiation

证

pattern; syndrome