五劳七伤 wǔ láo qī shāng

(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五脏wǔ zàng, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五脏wǔ zàng, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)

Characters

Character Meaning
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
劳 láo HSK 5
labor; to toil; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
七 qī HSK 1
seven; 7
伤 shāng HSK 4
to injure; injury; wound