lục phủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 六腑, composed of 六 (“six”) and 腑 (“viscera”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ fu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ fʊw˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ fʊw˨˩˦]
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Noun

lục phủ

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine, anatomy) the six hollow principal internal organs in the trunk of the body, including vị (“stomach”), đảm (“gall bladder”), tiểu tràng (“small intestine”), đại tràng (“large intestine”), bàng quang (“urinary bladder”) and tam tiêu (“San Jiao”)

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