腎虛
Chinese
kidney | devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain | ||
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trad. (腎虛) | 腎 | 虛 | |
simp. (肾虚) | 肾 | 虚 |
Pronunciation
Verb
腎虛
- (traditional Chinese medicine) to have deficiency of the kidney
Usage notes
In popular usage, this often has the connotation of a “reduction in masculinity”.
Synonyms
- 腎虧/肾亏 (shènkuī)
- (Min Nan) 腎空/肾空