外感内滞 — “In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)”
外感内滞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)”. It refers to an illness caused by both external pathogenic factors (like wind, cold, heat) and internal stagnation (like damp-heat accumulation). Metaphorically, it describes a situation where one is afflicted or troubled by problems arising from both internal and external causes simultaneously. Literally, “external contraction and internal stagnation”.
外感内滞 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- wài外gāng刚nèi内róu柔outwardly strong, inwardly soft
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- wài外hé合lǐ里chà差outwardly agreeable but inwardly disagreeing
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- wài外yuán圆nèi内fāng方outwardly accommodating, inwardly principled
- wài外kuān宽nèi内jì忌Outwardly tolerant, inwardly resentful
- wài外kuān宽nèi内míng明outwardly tolerant, inwardly discerning
- wài外kuān宽nèi内shēn深outwardly kind, inwardly cunning
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What does 外感内滞 mean?
外感内滞 (wài gǎn nèi zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)”.
How do you pronounce 外感内滞?
外感内滞 is pronounced wài gǎn nèi zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 外感内滞 literally mean?
Literally, 外感内滞 means “external contraction and internal stagnation”. It is used to mean “in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)”.
What is the Chinese definition of 外感内滞?
滞：滞留。中医术语，因风寒暑热而得病叫外感，湿热内伏称内滞。比喻内外交攻