Key Concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine II

ISBN-13: 9789811624001 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Li Zhaoguo; Wu Qing;Xing Yurui

Opis

This book offers an overview of Chinese medicine terminology translation, defining the central concepts in Chinese traditional medicine, providing simplified Chinese characters, Mandarin Pronunciation in pinyin, citations for 110 of the most key concepts in traditional Chinese medicine and culture. Covering definitions of terms relating to visceral manifestation, meridians, etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment principles in traditional medicine, it offers a selection of English versions of each term in addition to a standard of English version, drawing on the translation history of traditional Chinese medicine. It provides a useful resource to understand the fundamental terms of traditional Chinese medicine and culture in Chinese and English, and their relevance to cross-cultural discourse.

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Key Concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine II

O autorze

Li Zhaoguo is Professor and Dean of the School of Foreign Languages at Shanghai Normal University, China and the author of 32 monographs, 5 course books, 8 dictionaries and more than 200 papers.

Wu Qing  is Professor at the English Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China.

Xing Yurui is Professor at the Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, China.