zang-fu

/ˈzæŋ ˈfu/

noun

In traditional Chinese medicine, a concept according to which the organs of the body are divided into pairs consisting of one organ with a yin nature and one with a yang nature.

OriginMandarin 臟腑 /脏腑 →
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Meanings

nounzang-fu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn traditional Chinese medicine, a concept according to which the organs of the body are divided into pairs consisting of one organ with a yin nature and one with a yang nature.

Origin

  1. Mandarin臟腑 /脏腑
  2. Englishzang-fu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 臟腑 /脏腑 (zàngfǔ).

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