Key Concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Li Zhaoguo, Wu Qing, Xing Yurui (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

87 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-9135-4 (ISBN)

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This book offers a comprehensive overview of Chinese medicine terminology translation, defining the most central concepts in Chinese traditional medicine, providing simplified Chinese characters, Mandarin Pronunciation in pinyin, citations for 111 of the most key concepts in traditional Chinese medicine and culture. Covering definitions of terms relating to essence, qi, yin-yang theory, five elements and visceral manifestation in traditional medicine, it offers a selection of English versions of each term in addition to a standard 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.

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.

Key Concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Erscheinungsdatum	06.09.2019
Zusatzinfo	2 Illustrations, black and white; IX, 87 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
Schlagworte	Chinese Medicine Terminology Translation • Chinese Medicine Terms and Cross Cultural Discourse • Key Concepts in Chinese Traditional Medicine • Translation History of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Yin-yang Theory and Chinese Medicine
ISBN-10	981-13-9135-1 / 9811391351
ISBN-13	978-981-13-9135-4 / 9789811391354
Zustand	Neuware