第一讲
一、阴阳Yin-yang
阴
yin
阳
yang
阴阳
yin and yang; yin-yang
阴阳学说
yin-yang theory
阳气
yang qi
阴气
yin qi
阴中之阴
yin within yin
阴中之阳
yang within yin
阳中之阴
yin within yang
阳中之阳
yang within yang
阴阳交感
interaction of yin and yang
阴阳对立
mutual opposition of yin and yang
阴阳互根
mutual rooting of yin and yang; yin and yang are rooted in each other
阳生于阴
yang is engendered by yin
阴生于阳
yin is engendered by yang
孤阳不生,独阴不长
solitary yang cannot grow and lone yin cannot increase
阴阳消长
the waxing and waning of yin and yang; the growth and decline of yin and yang; natural flux of yin and yang
阳生阴长
when yang arises, yin grows
阳杀阴藏
when yang abates, yin hides
阴阳转化
yin-yang conversion
阴阳平衡
yin-yang balance
阴阳调和
yin-yang harmony
阴阳自和
spontaneous harmonization of yin and yang
重阴必阳,重阳必阴
extreme yin turns into yang, extreme yang turns into yin
阴静阳躁
yin is calm while yang is agitated
阳道实,阴道虚
yang is often in excess, while yin in deficiency
生之本本于阴阳
human life is based on yin and yang
阳化气,阴成形
yang transforms into qi, while yin constitutes form
阴阳之要,阳密乃固
Only when yang is compact can it consolidate yin essence.
阴平阳秘,精神乃治
Only when yin is calm and yang is sound can essence-spirit be normal.
阳胜则阴病
yang predominance leads to yin disease
阴胜则阳病
yin predominance leads to yang disease
阴阳离决,精气乃绝
If yin and yang separate from each other, essential qi will be exhausted.
阳气者若天与日
Yang qi is just like the sun in the sky.
太阳
1. taiyang (channel); 2. name of extra point; 3. the temple; 4. the sun
阳为气阴为味
yang pertains to qi (thermal nature), and yin to flavor
辛甘发散为阳
acrid and sweet (flavors of medicinals) with a dispersing effect pertain to yang
酸苦涌泄为阴
sour and bitter flavors with emetic and purgative effects pertain to yin
淡味渗泄为阳
a bland flavor with percolating and diuretic effects pertain to yang