gāo​huāng

vital organs

  • created reference approved 膏肓 → 病入膏肓 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    膏肓 gāo​huāng

    病入膏肓 bìng​rù​gāo​huāng

    see

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  • created sense approved 膏肓 · gāo​huāng · vital organs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    膏肓

    gāo​huāng

    vital organs

    the area between the heart and the diaphragm, traditionally considered unreachable by medicine; also used to describe a terminal illness or deep-seated trouble when used in the phrase [[病入膏肓|病入膏肓|bing4 ru4 gao1 huang1]]

    膏 (literal) → 膏 · gāo · fat 肓 (literal) → 肓 · huāng · region between heart and diaphragm

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  • created sense approved 膏肓 · gāo​huāng · Gaohuang acupuncture point — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    膏肓

    gāo​huāng

    Gaohuang acupuncture point

    an acupuncture point located on the back, specifically three inches lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the fourth thoracic vertebra

    膏 (literal) → 膏 · gāo · fat 肓 (literal) → 肓 · huāng · region between heart and diaphragm

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  • created sense approved 膏肓 · gāo​huāng · people's suffering — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    膏肓

    gāo​huāng

    people's suffering

    (literary) the distress or bitter suffering of the common people

    膏 (literal) → 膏 · gāo · benevolence 肓 (literal) → 肓 · huāng · region between heart and diaphragm

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