望聞問切
wàng​wén​wèn​qiè

four diagnostic methods

  • created sense approved 望闻问切/望聞問切 · wàng​wén​wèn​qiè · four diagnostic methods — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    望闻问切 / 望聞問切

    wàng​wén​wèn​qiè

    four diagnostic methods

    The four diagnostic methods used in traditional Chinese medicine: observing the patient's appearance, listening to their breathing and smelling their breath, asking about symptoms, and feeling the pulse

    望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to gaze 闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to hear 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask 切 (literal) → 切 · qiè · to feel the pulse

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