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五行
/ wǔxíng /
Strokes
Definition
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
Example
As a Noun
five elements ［metal, wood, water, fire and earth, held by the ancients to compose the physical universe and later used in traditional Chinese medicine to explain various physiological and pathological phenomena］
1
Wǔxíng
五行
xiāngshēng
相生
。
The five elements produce/promote one another (in the order of wood, fire, earth, metal, water, and wood again).
2
Wǔxíng
五行
xiāngkè
相克
。
The five elements subdue/repel one another (in the order of water, fire, metal, wood, earth and water again).
3
Yīnyáng
阴阳
wǔxíng
五行
xuéshuō
学说
theory of yin-yang and the five elements
4
Wǔxíng
五行
xuéshuō
学说
theory of the five elements
5
Wǔxíng
五行
xiāngshēngxiāngkè
相生相克
mutual promotion and restraint among the five elements