xiāng​shēng

to engender one another

  • created sense approved 相生 · xiāng​shēng · to engender one another — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相生

    xiāng​shēng

    to engender one another

    to be mutually productive or serve as each other's cause and effect

    相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 相生 · xiāng​shēng · mutual generation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相生

    xiāng​shēng

    mutual generation

    the cycle in Five Elements [[五行|五行|wu3 xing2]] theory where each element produces or supports the next (e.g., Wood generates Fire)

    相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to give rise to

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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