相生相克
xiāng​shēng​xiāng​kè

mutual promotion and restraint

  • created sense approved 相生相克 · xiāng​shēng​xiāng​kè · mutual promotion and restraint — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相生相克

    xiāng​shēng​xiāng​kè

    mutual promotion and restraint

    The interaction between things where they both create and control one another. Originally referring to the relationships between the five elements [[五行|五行|wu3 xing2]], it now broadly describes any system of mutual support and restriction.

    相生相剋

    相生 (literal) → 相生 · xiāng​shēng · mutual generation 相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 克 (literal) → 克 · kè · to overcome

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