joy depresses one's qi vital breath; an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)
trad. 喜則氣緩
Also written 喜則氣緩【xǐ zé qì huǎn】
Characters in this word
4喜
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to be fond of, to like, to enjoy, to be happy, to feel pleased, happiness, delight, glad
- Pinyin
- xǐ
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 6310 of 2500
则
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(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then, (bound form) standard; norm, (bound form) principle, (literary) to imitate; to follow, classifier for written items
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 則
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2398 of 2500
气
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gas; air, smell, weather, to make angry; to annoy; to get angry, vital energy; qi
- Pinyin
- qì
- Traditional
- 氣
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2219 of 2500
缓
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slow, unhurried, sluggish, gradual, not tense, relaxed, to postpone, to defer, to stall, to stave off, to revive, to recuperate
- Pinyin
- huǎn
- Traditional
- 緩
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 35030 of 2500