君臣佐使
jūn​chén​zuǒ​shǐ

monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy

  • created sense approved 君臣佐使 · jūn​chén​zuǒ​shǐ · monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    君臣佐使

    jūn​chén​zuǒ​shǐ

    monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy

    The four roles of medicinal components in a traditional Chinese medicine prescription; respectively, the principal ingredient, the associate ingredient that helps the principal, the adjuvant ingredient that treats minor symptoms or reduces side effects, and the ingredient that guides the medicine to the target area or harmonizes the mixture.

    君 (literal) → 君 · jūn · monarch 臣 (literal) → 臣 · chén · subject 佐 (literal) → 佐 · zuǒ · aide 使 (literal) → 使 · shǐ · (bound form) envoy

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