Definition
This is a fixed four-character expression (成语) from traditional Chinese medicine that collectively refers to all the major internal organs: the five zang organs (heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys) and the six fu organs (gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder, and sanjiao). In everyday usage it simply means 'the entire set of internal organs' or 'one's vitals', often used literally to talk about bodily health or figuratively to describe extreme emotions (e.g., anger so strong it seems to affect the organs).
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the internal organs of the bodyone's entire viscera
Examples
- 五脏六腑，。Zhōngyī rènwéi wǔ zàng liù fǔ hùxiāng yǐngxiǎng, bǎochí pínghéng hěn zhòngyào.Traditional Chinese medicine believes the internal organs influence each other, and maintaining balance is very important.
- 五脏六腑。Qì de wǒ wǔ zàng liù fǔ dōu téng.I was so angry that I felt pain in every organ.
- ，五脏六腑。Tā jiānchí yùndòng, wǔ zàng liù fǔ de gōngnéng dōu hěn hǎo.He exercises regularly, so all his internal organs function well.
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