"Lungs" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 fèi zàng lungs
 fèi yán pneumonia / inflammation of the lungs
 wǔ zàng five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
 liù shén the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3])
 láng xīn gǒu fèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous
 dà yǎng bā source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves) / (cliché) lungs of the planet
 rùn fèi to moisten the lungs / to make expectoration easy (medicine)
 hǎo xīn dào zuò le lu:2 gān fēi lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom) / fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent
 xīn fèi the heart and lungs / cardiopulmonary
 lu:2 gān fèi a donkey's liver and lungs / (fig.) ill intent
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