六淫
liù​yín

six exogenous factors

  • created sense approved 六淫 · liù​yín · six exogenous factors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    六淫

    liù​yín

    six exogenous factors

    (Chinese medicine) the six environmental factors that cause disease when excessive: wind [[风|風|feng1]], cold [[寒|寒|han2]], heat [[暑|暑|shu3]], dampness [[湿|濕|shi1]], dryness [[燥|燥|zao4]], and fire [[火|火|huo3]]

    六 (literal) → 六 · liù · six 淫 (literal) → 淫 · yín · excessive

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