五勞七傷

Chinese

		five	toil	seven	injure; injury; wound
trad. (五勞七傷)		五	勞	七	傷
simp. (五劳七伤)		五	劳	七	伤
alternative forms		五癆七傷／五痨七伤

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔláoqīshāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ lou⁴ cat¹ soeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔláoqīshāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄌㄠˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔláocishang
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-lao²-chʻi¹-shang¹
    • Yale: wǔ-láu-chī-shāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuulauchishang
    • Palladius: улаоцишан (ulaocišan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ lou⁴ cat¹ soeng¹
    • Yale: ńgh lòuh chāt sēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ lou⁴ tsat⁷ soeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ lou⁴ ced¹ sêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ lou̯²¹ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

五勞七傷

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) “five strains and seven impairments”, five referring to the five viscera (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney), and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen)​, anger (liver)​, moisture (kidney)​, cold (lung)​, worry (heart)​, wind and rain (outer appearance)​ and fear (mind)​
2. (by extension) various disease risk factors and pathogenic factors
3. (figurative) prone to various diseases