正邪相争

正邪相爭
zhèngxiéxiāngzhēng
term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正气 zhèngqì and pathogeny 邪气 xiéqì

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Entry Composition

1 正邪 zhèngxié opposition between vital energy 正气 zhèngqì and pathogeny 邪气 xiéqì (TCM)
2 相争 xiāngzhēng
  1. to vie against one another
  2. to fight each other
  3. mutual aggression