以前看中医理论,知道五行包括:金,木,水,火,土。
The five elements refer to :wood,fire ,earth ,metal and water .
也耳熟能详地知道:相生(by generation),相克(by restriction),
比如,火生土(fire generates earth)、土生金(earth generates metal); 土克水(earth restricts water)、水克火(water tetricts fire)。
但是对相乘(sujugation)、相侮(counter-restriction)比较陌生。
相乘是什么意思呢?
相乘是相克的“过”,相克太过,犹不及。比如,本来土是克水的,可过度克水,变成没有水涵养的干旱土壤了,是为土乘水。
for intance ,wood normally restricts earth ,however,if wood i in exce ,it may over restict earth and brings on insufficiency of earth .
相侮是什么意思呢?
相侮是相克太“弱”,比如本来是金克木的,可是当金不足时,木反克制金,是为木侮金。
for example ,under normal conditions metal restrics word.but when wood is in excess or metal is in deficiency 缺乏,wood will counter -rstrict metal intead of beng restricted by metal,which i known as "wood counter-restricting metal".
1、restriction n. 约束、限制 ; (中医指)相克
2、subjugate v. 使屈服、征服; (中医指)相乘
英文资料摘自:《每日英语听力》APP - 中医英语 (The Theory Of Five Elements)
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