灵枢·脉度 Miraculous Pivot・Measurement of Vessels
黄帝曰：愿闻脉度。The Yellow Emperor said, "I would like to hear about the measurement of the vessels."
黄帝说：我想知道人体经脉的长度。
岐伯答曰：手之六阳，从手至头，长五尺，五六三丈。Qi Bo replied, "The six yang vessels of the hand, stretching from the hand to the head, are five chi long. Five multiplied by six is three zhang.
岐伯回答说：手的左右共六条阳经，从手至头，每条经脉长为五尺，六条经一共是三丈长。
手之六阴，从手至胸中，三尺五寸，三六一丈八尺，五六三尺，合二丈一尺。The six yin vessels of the hand, stretching from the hand to the chest, are three chi and five cun long. Three times six is one zhang and eight chi, and five times six is three chi, totaling two zhang and one chi.
手的左右共六条阴经，从手至胸中，每条是三尺五寸长，三六一丈八尺，五六三尺，六条一共是二丈一尺长。
足之六阳，从足上至头，八尺，六八四丈八尺。The six yang vessels of the foot, stretching from the foot to the head, are eight chi long. Six times eight is four zhang and eight chi.
足的左右共六条阳经，从足向上至头是八尺，六条经共为四丈八尺长。
足之六阴，从足至胸中，六尺五寸，六六三丈六尺，五六三尺，合三丈九尺。The six yin vessels of the foot, stretching from the foot to the chest, are six chi and five cun long. Six times six is three zhang and six chi, and five times six is three chi, totaling three zhang and nine chi.
足的左右共六条阴经，从足至胸中，每条六尺五寸长，六六三丈六尺，五六三尺，六条共三丈九尺长。
跷脉从足至目，七尺五寸，二七一丈四尺，二五一尺，合一丈五尺。The Qiao vessels, stretching from the foot to the eye, are seven chi and five cun long. Two times seven is one zhang and four chi, and two times five is one chi, totaling one zhang and five chi.
跷脉每一条从足至目的长度为七尺五寸，左右两条，二七一丈四尺，二五一尺，共为一丈五尺长。
督脉、任脉，各四尺五寸，二四八尺，二五一尺，合九尺。The Du vessel and the Ren vessel are each four chi and five cun long. Two times four is eight chi, and two times five is one chi, totaling nine chi.
督脉、任脉各为四尺五寸，二四八尺，二五一尺，两条合为九尺。
凡都合一十六丈二尺，此气之大经隧也。经脉为里，支而横者为络，络之别者为孙（络）。Altogether, they amount to sixteen zhang and two chi. These are the major passages for qi. The regular meridians are on the inside, the branches that run transversely are the collaterals, and the branches of the collaterals are the minute collaterals (Sun Luo).
所有这些经脉合起来一共是一十六丈二尺长，这就是人体营气通行的主要通路。经脉的循行为里，其间分支出来并在经脉之间横行联络的叫做络脉，别出络脉的细小脉络叫做孙络。
（孙络之）盛而血者疾诛之，盛者泻之，虚者饮药以补之。When the minute collaterals are excessive and there is blood stasis, it should be promptly treated. When there is excess, it should be purged; when there is deficiency, medicine should be taken for supplementation.
孙络中气盛而且血多的，应该立即用放血等方法快速地除去邪气，邪气盛的用泻的方法治疗，虚的服用药物来调补
五脏常内阅于上七窍也。故肺气通于鼻，肺和则鼻能知臭香矣。The five zang-organs constantly communicate with the seven orifices above. Thus, the lung qi communicates with the nose. When the lung is in harmony, the nose can perceive odors.
五脏的精气，常从体内经历于面部而上通于七窍。肺气通鼻窍，肺的功能正常，鼻子才能闻到各种气味。
心气通于舌，心和则舌能知五味矣。The heart qi communicates with the tongue. When the heart is in harmony, the tongue can perceive the five flavors.
心气通舌窍，心的功能正常，舌才能辨别出各种滋味。
肝气通于目，肝和则目能辨五色矣。The liver qi communicates with the eyes. When the liver is in harmony, the eyes can distinguish the five colors.
肝气通眼窍，肝的功能正常，眼睛才能辨别各种颜色。
脾气通于口，脾和则口能知五谷矣。The spleen qi communicates with the mouth. When the spleen is in harmony, the mouth can perceive the five grains.
脾气通口窍，脾的功能正常，口中才能辨别食物的各种味道。
肾气通于耳，肾和则耳能闻五音矣。The kidney qi communicates with the ears. When the kidney is in harmony, the ears can perceive the five sounds.
肾气通耳窍，肾的功能正常，双耳才能听见各种声音。
五脏不和则七窍不通；六腑不合则留为痈。When the five zang-organs are not in harmony, the seven orifices will be blocked; when the six fu-organs are not in harmony, it will result in abscesses.
五脏的功能失于调和，与其对应的七窍就不能正常地发挥功能；六腑的功能失于调顺，那邪气就会滞留结聚而生成痈。
故邪在腑则阳脉不和，阳脉不和则气留之，气留之则阳气盛矣。Therefore, when pathogenic factors are in the fu-organs, the yang vessels will be disharmonious. When the yang vessels are disharmonious, qi will be retained. When qi is retained, yang qi will become excessive.
因此，若是邪气留在六腑之中，那么属阳的经脉就不能和顺通利，阳脉不和顺，阳气就会发生停歇、留滞，阳气留滞，就会相对的偏盛。
阳气太盛则阴不利，阴脉不利则血留之，血留之则阴气盛矣。When yang qi is too excessive, yin will be impaired. When the yin vessels are impaired, blood will be retained. When blood is retained, yin qi will become excessive.
阳气太盛就会导致阴脉不通利，阴脉不通利，会导致血流停滞，血流停滞则阴气过盛。
阴气太盛则阳气不能荣也，故曰关。阳气太盛，则阴气弗能荣也，故曰格。When yin qi is too excessive, yang qi cannot nourish, so it is called "guan". When yang qi is too excessive, yin qi cannot nourish, so it is called "ge".
如阴气过盛，就会影响阳气不能营运入内，这就叫做关。如阳气太盛，就会影响阴气不能外出与阳气相交，这就叫格。
阴阳俱盛，不得相荣，故曰关格。关格者，不得尽期而死也。When both yin and yang are excessive and cannot nourish each other, it is called "guan ge". Those with guan ge will die before their expected lifespan is over.
阴阳二气皆过盛，不能阴阳调和、互相荣养，就叫做关格。关格是阴阳离决、不相交通的表现。关格的人活不到应有的年纪就要早死。
黄帝曰：跷脉安起安止，何气荣水？The Yellow Emperor asked, "Where do the Qiao vessels originate and terminate? What qi nourishes them?"
黄帝说：跷脉从哪里起到哪里止，是借助哪条经脉之气而使它运行的呢？
岐伯答曰：跷脉者，少阴之别，起于然骨之后。Qi Bo replied, "The Qiao vessels are the branches of the Shaoyin. They originate from behind the Ran Gu.
岐伯回答说：阴跷脉是足少阴经脉的支别，起于然谷穴之后的照海穴。
上内踝之上，直上循阴股，入阴，上循胸里，入缺盆，上出人迎之前，入頄，属目内眦，合于太阳、阳跷而上行，气并相还则为濡目，气不荣则目不合。They ascend above the medial malleolus, ascend straight along the medial aspect of the thigh, enter the external genitalia, ascend along the chest, enter the supraclavicular fossa, ascend and emerge in front of the Ren Ying, enter the cheek, belong to the medial canthus of the eye, combine with the Taiyang and Yang Qiao and ascend. When the qi converges and circulates, it moistens the eyes. When the qi does not nourish, the eyes cannot close."
向上经过足内踝的上方，直行向上沿大腿内侧进入前阴，再向上到达胸部进入缺盆，继续上行出于人迎的前面，进入颧骨连属内侧的眼角，合于太阳、阳跷脉而继续上行，阴、阳跷脉二气相合，可以滋润目睛，若是脉气不能荣养眼睛，就会出现目张不合的现象。
黄帝曰：气独行五脏，不荣六腑，何也？The Yellow Emperor asked, "The qi only travels through the five zang-organs and does not nourish the six fu-organs. Why is that?"
黄帝说：脉气只行于五脏之间，而不能荣养六腑，是什么原因呢？
岐伯答曰：气之不得无行也，如水之流，如日月之行不休。Qi Bo replied, "The qi cannot but circulate, just like the flow of water, like the movement of the sun and the moon without ceasing.
岐伯回答说：脉气的运行是不停息的，就像水的流动，日月的运行，永无休止。
故阴脉荣其脏，阳脉荣其腑，如环之无端，莫知其纪，终而复始，其流溢之气，内溉脏腑，外濡腠理。Therefore, the yin vessels nourish the zang - organs, and the yang vessels nourish the fu-organs. It is like a ring without an end, and no one knows its order. It begins again after ending, and the overflowing qi irrigates the zang-organs and fu-organs internally and moistens the striae of the skin and muscles externally."
所以，阴脉运行于五脏，阳脉运行于六腑，也是这样如环无端的运行，没有起点，也无法计算它的转流次数。经脉之气不停的流动运行着，行在内则营养五脏六腑，溢在外则濡养肌肉皮肤。
黄帝曰：跷脉有阴阳，何脉当其数？The Yellow Emperor asked, "The Qiao vessels have yin and yang. Which vessels are counted as the regular meridians?"
黄帝问：跷脉有阴有阳，究竟哪条应计算在一丈五尺的跷脉总长度之内呢？
岐伯曰：男子数其阳，女子数其阴。当数者为经，其不当数者为络也。Qi Bo said, "For men, the yang vessels are counted; for women, the yin vessels are counted. The ones that are counted are the regular meridians, and the ones that are not counted are the collaterals."
岐伯回答说：男子的计算值，是指阳跷脉；女子的计算值，是指阴跷脉。计算于脉度总数之内的称为经，不计算在内的称为络。
