灵枢·阴阳系日月
The Yin-Yang System in Relation to the Sun and the Moon
黄帝曰：余闻天为阳，地为阴，日为阳，月为阴，其合之于人，奈何？The Yellow Emperor said, "I have heard that the sky is yang and the earth is yin, the sun is yang and the moon is yin. How do they correspond to the human body?"
黄帝问：我听说天为阳，地为阴，日为阳，月为阴，它们与人体相对应的关系是怎样的呢？
岐伯曰：“腰以上为天，腰以下为地，故天为阳，地为阴，故足之十二经脉，以应为十二月，月生于水，故在下者为阴；Qi Bo said, "The part above the waist is like the sky and is considered yang, while the part below the waist is like the earth and is considered yin. Therefore, the twelve meridians of the feet correspond to the twelve months. The moon is born from water, so what is below is yin.
岐伯答道：“在人体，腰以上像天一样属阳，腰以下像地一样属阴。下肢的十二条经脉，与一年中地支的十二个月相对应，月是禀受水性而产生的，所以与地支相对应的下肢经脉属阴。
手之十指，以应十日，日主火，故在上者为阳。”The ten fingers of the hands correspond to the ten days. The sun is associated with fire, so what is above is yang."
在上肢，手有十指，分别与天干的十日相对应，日是禀受火性而产生的，所以与天干相对应的上肢经脉属阳。”
黄帝曰：合之于脉，奈何？The Yellow Emperor said, "How do they correspond to the meridians?"
黄帝问：地支和天干怎样同经脉相配合呢？
岐伯曰：“寅者，正月之生阳也，主左足之少阳；未者，六月，主右足之少阳。Qi Bo said: "Yin is the emerging yang in the first month of the lunar calendar and governs the Lesser Yang of the left foot; Wei is the sixth month and governs the Lesser Yang of the right foot.
岐伯答道：“寅纪正月，是阳气发生的时候，主身体左侧下肢的足少阳胆经；未纪六月，主身体右侧下肢的足少阳胆经。
卯者，二月，主左足之太阳；午者，五月，主右足之太阳。Mao is the second month and governs the Greater Yang of the left foot; Wu is the fifth month and governs the Greater Yang of the right foot.
卯纪二月，主身体左侧下肢的足太阳膀胱经；午纪五月，主身体右侧下肢的足太阳膀胱经。
辰者，三月，主左足之阳明；巳者，四月，主右足之阳明，此两阳合于前，故曰阳明。Chen is the third month and governs the Yangming of the left foot; Si is the fourth month and governs the Yangming of the right foot. These two yang aspects combine in the front, so it is called Yangming.
辰纪三月，主身体左侧下肢的足阳明胃经；巳纪四月，主身体右侧下肢的足阳明胃经，三、四月是春夏交接之时，阳气由弱到盛完成转换交接，所以称为阳明。
申者，七月之生阴也，主右足之少阴；丑者，十二月，主左足之少阴。Shen is the emerging yin in the seventh month of the lunar calendar and governs the Lesser Yin of the right foot; Chou is the twelfth month and governs the Lesser Yin of the left foot.
申纪七月，是阴气初生的时候，主身体右侧下肢的足少阴肾经；丑纪十二月，主身体左侧下肢的足少阴肾经。
酉者，八月，主右足之太阴；子者，十一月，主左足之太阴。You is the eighth month and governs the Greater Yin of the right foot; Zi is the eleventh month and governs the Greater Yin of the left foot.
酉纪八月，主身体右侧下肢的足太阴脾经；子纪十一月，主身体左侧下肢的足太阴脾经。
戌者，九月，主右足之厥阴；亥者，十月，主左足之厥阴，此两阴交尽，故曰厥阴。Xu is the ninth month and governs the Jueyin of the right foot; Hai is the tenth month and governs the Jueyin of the left foot. These two yin aspects converge to the extreme, so it is called Jueyin.
戌纪九月，主身体右侧下肢的足厥阴肝经；亥纪十月，主身体左侧下肢的足厥阴肝经，九、十月是秋冬交接之时，阴气由弱到盛完成转化交接，所以称为厥阴。
甲主左手之少阳，己主右手之少阳。乙主左手之太阳，戊主右手之太阳。Jia governs the Lesser Yang of the left hand; Ji governs the Lesser Yang of the right hand. Yi governs the Greater Yang of the left hand; Wu governs the Greater Yang of the right hand.
甲日主身体左侧上肢的手少阳三焦经；己日主身体右侧上肢的手少阳三焦经。乙日主身体左侧上肢的手太阳小肠经；戊日主身体右侧上肢的手太阳小肠经。
丙主左手之阳明，丁主右手之阳明，此两火并合，故为阳明。Bing governs the Yangming of the left hand; Ding governs the Yangming of the right hand. These two fire aspects combine, so it is called Yangming.
丙日主身体左侧上肢的手阳明大肠经；丁日主身体右侧上肢的手阳明大肠经，在五行归类中丙、丁都属火，两火合并，所以称为阳明。
庚主右手之少阴，癸主左手之少阴。辛主右手之太阴，壬主左手之太阴。Geng governs the Lesser Yin of the right hand; Gui governs the Lesser Yin of the left hand. Xin governs the Greater Yin of the right hand; Ren governs the Greater Yin of the left hand.
庚日主身体右侧上肢的手少阴心经；癸日主身体左侧上肢的手少阴心经。辛日主身体右侧上肢的手太阴肺经；壬日主身体左侧上肢的手太阴肺经。
故足之阳者，阴中之少阳也；足之阴者，阴中之太阴也。Therefore, the yang of the feet is the Lesser Yang within yin; the yin of the feet is the Greater Yin within yin.
位于下肢的足三阳经，为阴中的少阳，阳气微弱；位于下肢的足三阴经，是阴中的太阴，阴气最盛。
手之阳者，阳中之太阳也；手之阴者，阳中之少阴也。腰以上者为阳，腰以下者为阴。The yang of the hands is the Greater Yang within yang; the yin of the hands is the Lesser Yin within yang. What is above the waist is yang, and what is below the waist is yin.
位于上肢的阳经，是阳中的太阳，阳气最盛；位于上肢的阴经，是阳中的少阴，阴气微弱。总的说来，腰部以上的就称为阳，腰部以下的就称为阴。
其于五脏也，心为阳中之太阳，肺为阳中之少阴，肝为阴中少阳，脾为阴中之至阴，肾为阴中之太阴。”Regarding the five zang-organs, the heart is the Greater Yang within yang; the lung is the Lesser Yin within yang; the liver is the Lesser Yang within yin; the spleen is the Extreme Yin within yin; the kidney is the Greater Yin within yin."
把这个划分阴阳的方法用于五脏，心位于膈上属火，为阳中之太阳，肺居于膈上而属金，为阳中之少阴，肝位于膈下属木，为阴中之少阳，脾位于膈下属土，阴中之至阴，肾位于膈下而属水，为阴中之太阴。”
黄帝曰：以治之奈何？The Yellow Emperor said, "How should we treat based on this?"
黄帝问：怎样把经脉与十二个月的阴阳相配规律运用到治疗之中呢？
岐伯曰：“正月、二月、三月，人气在左，无刺左足之阳。Qi Bo said: "In the first, second, and third months of the lunar calendar, the qi of the human body is on the left side. Do not needle the yang meridians of the left foot.
岐伯答道：正月、二月、三月，分主左足的少阳、太阳、阳明经，说明此时人的阳气偏重在左，所以不宜针刺左足的三阳经；
四月、五月、六月，人气在右，无刺右足之阳。In the fourth, fifth, and sixth months, the qi of the human body is on the right side. Do not needle the yang meridians of the right foot.
四月、五月、六月，分主右足的阳明、太阳、少阳经，说明此时人的阳气偏重在右，所以不宜针刺右足的三阳经。
七月、八月、九月，人气在右，无刺右足之阴。In the seventh, eighth, and ninth months, the qi of the human body is on the right side. Do not needle the yin meridians of the right foot.
七月、八月、九月，分主右足的少阴、太阴、厥阴经，说明此时人的阴气偏重在右，所以不宜针刺右足的三阴经；
十月、十一月、十二月，人气在左，无刺左足之阴。”In the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months, the qi of the human body is on the left side. Do not needle the yin meridians of the left foot."
十月、十一月、十二月，分主左足的厥阴、太阴、少阴经，说明此时人的阴气偏重在左，所以不宜针刺左足的三阴经。
黄帝曰：五行以东方为甲乙木，主春，春者苍色，主肝，肝者足厥阴也。今乃以甲为左手之少阳，不合于数，何也？The Yellow Emperor said, "In the theory of the five elements, the east is represented by Jia and Yi, which is associated with wood and governs spring. Spring is characterized by a bluish - green color and is related to the liver. The liver is the Foot - Jueyin Meridian. Now, Jia is regarded as the Lesser Yang of the left hand, which does not conform to the sequence. Why is that?"
黄帝问：在五行归类中，方位的东方和天干中的甲、乙都属木，木气旺于春季，在五色中主青色，在五脏中主肝脏，隶属肝的经脉是足厥阴肝经，现在却把甲配属身体左侧上肢的手少阳三焦经，不符合天干配属五行的规律，这是为什么呢？
岐伯曰：“此天地之阴阳也，非四时五行之以次行也。Qi Bo said, "This is the yin-yang of heaven and earth, not the sequential progression of the four seasons and the five elements.
岐伯答道：“这里所讲的，是根据自然界阴阳变化的规律来配合天干地支的，用来说明十二经脉的阴阳属性，不是按照四季的次序和五行属性来配合天干地支的。
且夫阴阳者，有名而无形，故数之可十，离之可百，散之可千，推之可万，此之谓也。”Moreover, yin and yang have names but no tangible forms. Therefore, they can be counted as ten, separated into hundreds, scattered into thousands, and extrapolated to tens of thousands. This is what is meant."
此外，阴阳是有名而无形的，即阴阳是一个抽象的概念，而不能局限于一种具体事物，用它可以概括一切事物的对立属性，所以它的运用非常广泛，阴阳可以指一种事物，也可以推演到十种、百种、千种、万种乃至无数的事物，不可以局限于某一事物而论，也就是这个意思。”
