正邪相爭 zhèng xié xiāng zhēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4]

CHARACTERS

正 zhèng
HSK 2
right, proper, correct
邪 xié wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
相 xiāng
HSK 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
爭 zhēng to dispute, fight, contend, strive