灵枢·五音五味
Miraculous Pivot·Five Tones and Five Flavors
右徵与少徵，调右手太阳上。左商与左徵，调左手阳明上。The combination of Right Zheng and Lesser Zheng regulates the upper part of the Right Hand Taiyang Meridian. The combination of Left Shang and Left Zheng regulates the upper part of the Left Hand Yangming Meridian.
少徵与大（别本作太）宫，调左手阳明上。The combination of Lesser Zheng and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Gong regulates the upper part of the Left Hand Yangming Meridian.
右角与大（别本作太）角，调右手少阳下。The combination of Right Jue and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Jue regulates the lower part of the Right Hand Shaoyang Meridian.
大（别本作太）徵与少徵，调左手太阳上。The combination of Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Zheng and Lesser Zheng regulates the upper part of the Left Hand Taiyang Meridian.
众羽与少羽，调右足太阳下。少商与右商，调右手太阳下。The combination of Numerous Yu and Lesser Yu regulates the lower part of the Right Foot Taiyang Meridian. The combination of Lesser Shang and Right Shang regulates the lower part of the Right Hand Taiyang Meridian.
桎羽与众羽，调右足太阳下。少宫与大（别本作太）宫，调右足阳明下。The combination of Restrained Yu and Numerous Yu regulates the lower part of the Right Foot Taiyang Meridian. The combination of Lesser Gong and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Gong regulates the lower part of the Right Foot Yangming Meridian.
判角与少角，调右足少阳下。釱商与上商，调右足阳明下。The combination of Judgment Jue and Lesser Jue regulates the lower part of the Right Foot Shaoyang Meridian. The combination of Dagger Shang and Upper Shang regulates the lower part of the Right Foot Yangming Meridian.
釱商与上角，调左足太阳下。The combination of Dagger Shang and Upper Jue regulates the lower part of the Left Foot Taiyang Meridian.
上徵与右徵，同谷麦、畜羊、果杏，手少阴，脏心，色赤、味苦，时夏。The combination of Upper Zheng and Right Zheng is associated with wheat among grains, sheep among livestock, apricots among fruits, the Hand Shaoyin Meridian, the Heart as the zang-organ, red in color, bitter in taste, and the season of summer.
上羽与大羽，同谷大豆、畜彘、果栗，足少阴，脏肾，色黑、味咸，时冬。The combination of Upper Yu and Great Yu is associated with soybeans among grains, pigs among livestock, chestnuts among fruits, the Foot Shaoyin Meridian, the Kidney as the zang-organ, black in color, salty in taste, and the season of winter.
上宫与大（别本作太）宫，同谷稷、畜牛、果枣，足太阴，脏脾，色黄、味甘，时季夏。The combination of Upper Gong and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Gong is associated with millet among grains, cattle among livestock, dates among fruits, the Foot Taiyin Meridian, the Spleen as the zang-organ, yellow in color, sweet in taste, and the season of late summer.
上商与右商，同谷黍、畜鸡、果桃，手太阴，脏肺，色白、味辛，时秋。The combination of Upper Shang and Right Shang is associated with broomcorn millet among grains, chickens among livestock, peaches among fruits, the Hand Taiyin Meridian, the Lung as the zang-organ, white in color, spicy in taste, and the season of autumn.
上角与大（别本作太）角，同谷麻、畜犬、果李，足厥阴，脏肝，色青、味酸，时春。The combination of Upper Jue and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Jue is associated with hemp among grains, dogs among livestock, plums among fruits, the Foot Jueyin Meridian, the Liver as the zang-organ, green in color, sour in taste, and the season of spring.
大（别本作太）宫与上角，同右足阳明上。The combination of Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Gong and Upper Jue is associated with the upper part of the Right Foot Yangming Meridian.
左角与大（别本作太）角，同左足阳明上。少羽与大（别本作太）羽，同右足太阳下。The combination of Left Jue and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Jue is associated with the upper part of the Left Foot Yangming Meridian. The combination of Lesser Yu and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Yu is associated with the lower part of the Right Foot Taiyang Meridian.
左商与右商，同左手阳明上。加宫与大（别本作太）宫，同左足少阳上。The combination of Left Shang and Right Shang is associated with the upper part of the Left Hand Yangming Meridian. The combination of Added Gong and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Gong is associated with the upper part of the Left Foot Shaoyang Meridian.
质判与大（别本作太）宫，同左手太阳下。判角与大（别本作太）角，同左足少阳下。The combination of Quality Judgment and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Gong is associated with the lower part of the Left Hand Taiyang Meridian. The combination of Judgment Jue and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Jue is associated with the lower part of the Left Foot Shaoyang Meridian.
大（别本作太）羽与大（别本作太）角，同右足太阳上。大（别本作太）角与大宫，同右足少阳上。The combination of Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Yu and Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Jue is associated with the upper part of the Right Foot Taiyang Meridian. The combination of Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Jue and Great Gong is associated with the upper part of the Right Foot Shaoyang Meridian.
右徵、少徵、质徵、上徵、判徵。右角、釱角、上角、大（别本作太）角、判角。Right Zheng, Lesser Zheng, Quality Zheng, Upper Zheng, Judgment Zheng. Right Jue, Dagger Jue, Upper Jue, Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Jue, Judgment Jue.
右商、少商、釱商、上商、左商。少宫、上宫、大（别本作太）宫、加宫、左（别本作右）角（别本无角字）宫。众羽、桎羽、上羽、大（别本作太）羽、少羽。Right Shang, Lesser Shang, Dagger Shang, Upper Shang, Left Shang. Lesser Gong, Upper Gong, Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Gong, Added Gong, Left (in some versions, written as Right) Jue (in some versions, without the character “Jue”) Gong. Numerous Yu, Restrained Yu, Upper Yu, Great (in some versions, written as Tai) Yu, Lesser Yu.
黄帝曰：妇人无须者，无血气乎？The Yellow Emperor asked: Do women without beards have no qi and blood?
岐伯曰：冲脉、任脉皆起于胞中，上循背里，为经络之海。其浮而外者，循腹右上行，会于咽喉，别而络唇口。Qi Bo replied: The Chong Meridian and the Ren Meridian both originate from the uterus. They ascend along the back and are the sea of meridians and collaterals. Their superficial branches ascend along the right side of the abdomen, meet at the throat, and then branch out to connect with the lips and mouth.
血气盛则充肤热肉，血独盛者澹渗皮肤，生毫毛。When qi and blood are abundant, they fill the skin and warm the muscles. When blood is particularly abundant, it seeps through the skin thinly and gives rise to fine hairs.
今妇人之生，有余于气，不足于血，以其数脱血也。冲任之脉，不荣口唇，故须不生焉。In the case of women, they have an excess of qi but a deficiency of blood because they often lose blood. The Chong and Ren meridians do not nourish the lips and mouth, so beards do not grow.
黄帝曰：士人有伤于阴，阴气绝而不起，阴不用，然其须不去，其故何也？宦者独去何也？愿闻其故。The Yellow Emperor asked: When a scholar is injured in the yin aspect, the yin qi is exhausted and cannot rise, and the yin function is disabled. However, his beard does not fall off. Why is that? Why do eunuchs alone lose their beards? I would like to know the reason.
岐伯曰：宦者去其宗筋，伤其冲脉，血泻不复，皮肤内结，唇口内荣，故须不生。Qi Bo replied: Eunuchs have their penis removed, which injures the Chong Meridian. The blood is drained and cannot be restored. The skin becomes knotted internally, and the lips and mouth are not nourished internally, so beards do not grow.
黄帝曰：其有天宦者，未尝被伤，不脱于血，然其须不生，其故何也？The Yellow Emperor asked: There are those who are congenitally impotent. They have never been injured and do not lose blood. However, their beards do not grow. Why is that?
岐伯曰：此天之所不足也，其任冲不盛，宗筋不成，有气无血，唇口不荣，故须不生。Qi Bo replied: This is due to an insufficiency of nature. Their Ren and Chong meridians are not prosperous, their penis is not formed, there is qi but no blood, and the lips and mouth are not nourished, so beards do not grow.
黄帝曰：善乎哉！圣人之通万物也，若日月之光影，音声（之）鼓响，闻其声而知其形，其非夫子，孰能明万物之精。The Yellow Emperor said: How wonderful! The sages' understanding of all things is like the light and shadow of the sun and moon, or the sound of a drum. By hearing the sound, one can know the shape. If it were not for you, sir, who could clarify the essence of all things?
是故圣人，视其颜色，黄赤者多热气，青白者少热气，黑色者多血少气。Therefore, sages observe people's complexion. Those with yellowish or reddish complexion have more heat qi. Those with bluish or whitish complexion have less heat qi. Those with black complexion have more blood and less qi.
美眉者太阳多血，通髯极须者少阳多血，美须者阳明多血。此其时然也。Those with beautiful eyebrows have more blood in the Taiyang Meridian. Those with long beards and mustaches have more blood in the Shaoyang Meridian. Those with beautiful beards have more blood in the Yangming Meridian. This is the way it is.
夫人之常数，太阳常多血少气，少阳常多气少血，阳明常多血多气。The normal conditions of people are as follows: The Taiyang Meridian usually has more blood and less qi. The Shaoyang Meridian usually has more qi and less blood. The Yangming Meridian usually has more blood and more qi.
厥阴常多气少血，少阴常多血（别本作气）少气（别本作血），太阴常多血少气，此天之常数也。The Jueyin Meridian usually has more qi and less blood. The Shaoyin Meridian usually has more blood (in some versions, written as qi) and less qi (in some versions, written as blood). The Taiyin Meridian usually has more blood and less qi. These are the constants of nature.
