gāohuāng
vital organs
膏肓 gāohuāng
- vital organs
- the area between the heart and the diaphragm, traditionally considered unreachable by medicine; also used to describe a terminal illness or deep-seated trouble when used in the phrase 病入膏肓 bìngrùgāohuāng
- Gaohuang acupuncture point
- an acupuncture point located on the back, specifically three inches lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra
- people's suffering
- (literary) the distress or bitter suffering of the common people
Cross-References
See
- 病入膏肓 bìngrùgāohuāng