中医药翻译基础词汇

The Basic Theory of TCM

Basic characteristics of TCM

Concept of holism                               整体观

Treatment based on syndrome differentiation          辩证论治

Concept of dynamics                             恒动观

Yin      (yin within yang)

Yang     (yang within yin)

Opposition of yin and yang                         阴阳对立

Interdependence of yin and yang                     阴阳互根                                            

Wane and wax between yin and yang                  阴阳消长

Mutual transformation between yin and yang           阴阳转换

阴阳互根

⑴ Yin and yang are interdependent

⑵ Interdependence between Yin and Yang

阴阳消长

⑴ Wane and wax between Yin and Yang

⑵ Growth and decline of Yin and Yang

阴阳转化

⑴ Transformation of Yin and Yang

⑵ Mutual transformation between Yin and Yang

⑶ The transformation of Yin and Yang into each other

阴阳调和

⑴ Harmony of Yin and Yang

⑵ Yin and Yang in equilibrium

⑶ Harmony between Yin and Yang

阴阳失调

⑴ Loss of harmony of Yin and Yang

⑵ Imbalance of Yin and Yang

⑶ Incoordination of Yin and Yang

⑷ Disharmony of Yin and Yang

阴盛则阳病

⑴ When Yin prevails Yang ails

⑵ Yin in excess makes Yang suffer

⑶ Excess of Yin leads to disorder of Yang

⑷ Predominance of Yin leading to disease of Yang

阳盛则阴病

⑴ Predominance of Yang leading to disease of Yang

⑵ When Yang prevails Yin ails

⑶ Yang in excess makes Yin suffer

阴损及阳

⑴ Yin deficiency affecting Yang

⑵ Impairment of Yin would impede the generation of Yang

⑶ Yin Deficiency affects Yang

⑷ Deficiency of yin affecting yang

阳损及阴

⑴ Yang deficiency affecting Yin

⑵ Yang damages Yin

⑶ Deficiency of Yang affects Yin

⑷ Deficiency of yang affecting yin

独阳不生

Solitary yang cannot exist

孤阴不长

Solitary yin cannot exist     

阳中求阴

Drawing yin from yang        

阴中求阳

Drawing yang from yin

阴绝阳脱

Simultaneous collapse of yin and yang

五行

⑴ Five elements

⑵ Wu-Xing

Wood，Fire， Earth， Metal，Water

相生

⑴ Engendering

⑵ Inter-promotion in Five Elements

⑶ Producing relation of the Five Elements

⑷ Inter-promotion

相克

⑴Restraining

⑵ Inter-restraint

⑶ Inter-restriction in Five Elements

⑷ Checking relation of the Five Element

相乘

⑴ Overwhelming

⑵ Over restraint

相侮

⑴ Rebelling

⑵ Reverse restraint

⑶ Reverse restriction in Five Elements

母病及子

⑴ Disease in the mother affecting the child

⑵ Illness of the mother organ affects the child one

⑶ A diseased mother organ may get its child organ involved

子病及母

⑴ Disease in the child affecting the mother

⑵ A diseased child organ may get its mother organ involved