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 ____