zang-fu

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 臟腑／脏腑 (zàngfǔ).

Pronunciation

• (anglicized) IPA^(key): /ˈzæŋ ˈfu/, (like Chinese) /ˈt͡sɑŋ ˈfu/

Noun

zang-fu (uncountable)

1. In traditional Chinese medicine, a concept according to which the organs of the body are divided into pairs consisting of one organ with a yin nature and one with a yang nature.