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喜则气缓

xǐ zé qì huǎn

Definitions

  1. 1. joy depresses one's qi vital breath
  2. 2. an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)

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Child Words of 喜则气缓

则
zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

气
qì

gas; air

缓
huǎn

slow

喜
xǐ

to be fond of