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肾 shèn
[名]
1. 肾脏,俗称“腰子”,人和高等动物的泌尿器官。
(Kidney, commonly known as "waist", urinary organs of humans and higher animals.)
2. 指外肾,即睾丸。
(Refers to the external kidney, namely the testis.)
3. 指性功能。
(Refers to sexual function.)
4. 胃,沙囊,即肫。
(Stomach, gizzard, namely the gizzard.)
引:
1. 《说文》:肾,水藏也。从肉,茞声。
(From "Shuowen": "Shèn" is the place for water storage. It has a radical for flesh and a phonetic component.)
2. 《素问·六节藏象论》:肾者,主蛰封藏之本,精之处也。其华在发,其充在骨。
(From "Suwen": The kidney is the root of storing and nurturing vitality, with its essence located in hair and its fullness in bones.)
例:
又如:肾肠(肺腑,比喻诚意);肾痹(五脏痹症之一,主要症状为骨萎弱不能行走,腰背弯曲或关节肿胀)
(Also: "kidney intestines" (metaphor for sincerity); "kidney pain" (one of the internal organ disorders, main symptoms include bone atrophy, inability to walk, curved back, or swollen joints.)
肾子(睾丸);肾水(精液)
("Kidney" meaning testis; "kidney water" meaning semen.)
补肾;肾亏
("Replenish kidney"; "kidney deficiency.")
如:鸭肾
(Example: duck gizzard.)