Five-Phase Theory
五行理论
New Terms, Phrases and Expressions
The common words that form TCM terms in this section are listed below. Please translate the example terms in the places provided.
| Term | Meaning | Example and Its Translation |
|---|---|---|
| phase | （五）行 |
五行 ____ wood phase ____ |
| engender | （相）生 |
土生金 ____ wood engenders fire ____ |
| restrain | （相）克 |
土克水 ____ wood restrains earth ____ |
| overwhelm* | （相）乘 |
木乘土 ____ water overwhelms fire ____ |
| rebellion* | （相）侮 |
水侮土 ____ wood rebels metal ____ metal rebels fire ____ |