四逆湯

四逆汤
sìnìtāng

A brownish-yellow liquid used in traditional Chinese medicine "to dispel cold and cause restoration from collapse in the treatment of collapse with cold sweat, cold limbs, diarrhea with fluid stool containing undigested food, and scarcely perceptible pulse".

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 四 sì
  1. four
  2. 4
2 逆 nì
  1. contrary
  2. opposite
  3. backwards
  4. to go against
  5. to oppose
  6. to betray
  7. to rebel
=3 湯 Tāng surname Tang
=3 湯 shāng rushing current
=3 湯 tāng
  1. soup
  2. hot or boiling water
  3. decoction of medicinal herbs
  4. water in which sth has been boiled
=3 湯 tàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 燙／烫 (tàng, “to warm; to bathe or rinse in hot water”).
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 蕩 /荡 (dàng, “to wander; unconstrained”)
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to meet with
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to touch; to come in contact with
  5. Original form of 燙／烫 (tàng, “to warm; to bathe or rinse in hot water”).
  6. alternative form of 蕩 /荡 (dàng, “to wander; unconstrained”)
  7. to meet with
  8. to touch; to come in contact with
  9. used in 湯湯／汤汤 (tàngtàng, “turbulent”)
=3 湯 yáng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 湯谷／汤谷, alternative form of 暘谷 /旸谷
  2. only used in 湯谷／汤谷, alternative form of 暘谷 /旸谷