Table of Correspondence

Question 1

Wood is the…

Answer 1

bending and the straitening: having the characteristics of growth, up-bearing and effusion

Question 2

Fire is the…

Answer 2

flaming upward: having the quality of heat and upward motion

Question 3

earth is the…

Answer 3

sowing and the reaping: representing the planting and harvesting of crops and the bringing forth of phenomena

Question 4

metal is the…

Answer 4

working of change: having the qualities of purification, elimination, and reform

Question 5

water is the…

Answer 5

moistening and descending to low places: having the qualities of moistening, downward movement and coldness

Question 6

Liver-wood engenders

Answer 6

heart-fire

Question 7

heart-fire engenders

Answer 7

spleen-earth

Question 8

spleen-earth engenders

Answer 8

lung-metal

Question 9

lung-metal engenders

Answer 9

kidney-water

Question 10

kidney-water engenders

Answer 10

liver-wood

Question 11

liver-wood restrains

Answer 11

spleen-earth

Question 12

spleen-earth restrains

Answer 12

kidney-water

Question 13

kidney-water restrains

Answer 13

heart-fire

Question 14

heart-fire restrains

Answer 14

lung-metal

Question 15

lung-metal restrains

Answer 15

liver-wood

Question 16

wu xing translation

Answer 16

five phases or five elements

Question 17

sheng cycle translation

Answer 17

engendering cycle

Question 18

ke cycle translation

Answer 18

restraining cycle

Question 19

rebellion

Answer 19

if something is too strong it will rebel against that which restrains it

Question 20

overwhelming

Answer 20

if something is too weak it will be overwhelmed by that which restrains it

Question 21

wood sound

Answer 21

shouting

Question 22

wood y/y

Answer 22

lesser yang

Question 23

wood smell

Answer 23

goatish

Question 24

wood fluid

Answer 24

tears

Question 25

wood mind

Answer 25

anger

Question 26

wood tissue

Answer 26

sinew

Question 27

wood sense organ

Answer 27

eyes

Question 28

wood bowel (fu)

Answer 28

gallbladder

Question 29

wood viscus (zang)

Answer 29

liver

Question 30

wood flavor

Answer 30

sour

Question 31

wood color

Answer 31

green/blue

Question 32

wood development

Answer 32

birth

Question 33

wood direction

Answer 33

east

Question 34

wood weather

Answer 34

wind

Question 35

wood season

Answer 35

spring

Question 36

fire sound

Answer 36

laughter

Question 37

fire y/y

Answer 37

ultimate yang

Question 38

fire smell

Answer 38

burning

Question 39

fire fluid

Answer 39

sweat

Question 40

fire mind

Answer 40

joy

Question 41

fire tissue

Answer 41

vessels

Question 42

fire sense organ

Answer 42

tongue

Question 43

fire bowel (fu)

Answer 43

small intestine

Question 44

fire viscus (zang)

Answer 44

heart-fire

Question 45

fire flavor

Answer 45

bitter

Question 46

fire color

Answer 46

red

Question 47

fire development

Answer 47

growth

Question 48

fire direction

Answer 48

south

Question 49

fire weather

Answer 49

heat

Question 50

fire season

Answer 50

summer

Question 51

earth sound

Answer 51

singing

Question 52

earth y/y

Answer 52

center

Question 53

earth smell

Answer 53

fragrant

Question 54

earth fluid

Answer 54

saliva

Question 55

earth mind

Answer 55

thought

Question 56

earth tissue

Answer 56

flesh

Question 57

earth sense organ

Answer 57

mouth

Question 58

earth bowel (fu)

Answer 58

stomach

Question 59

earth viscus (zang)

Answer 59

spleen-earth

Question 60

earth flavor

Answer 60

sweet

Question 61

earth color

Answer 61

yellow

Question 62

earth development

Answer 62

maturity

Question 63

earth direction

Answer 63

center

Question 64

earth weather

Answer 64

dampness

Question 65

earth season

Answer 65

long summer

Question 66

metal sound

Answer 66

crying

Question 67

metal y/y

Answer 67

lesser yin

Question 68

metal smell

Answer 68

rank

Question 69

metal fluid

Answer 69

snivel

Question 70

metal mind

Answer 70

sorrow

Question 71

metal tissue

Answer 71

body hair

Question 72

metal sense organ

Answer 72

nose

Question 73

metal bowel (fu)

Answer 73

large intestine

Question 74

metal viscus (zang)

Answer 74

lung

Question 75

metal flavor

Answer 75

acrid

Question 76

metal color

Answer 76

white

Question 77

metal development

Answer 77

withdrawal

Question 78

metal direction

Answer 78

west

Question 79

metal weather

Answer 79

dryness

Question 80

metal season

Answer 80

autumn

Question 81

water sound

Answer 81

moaning

Question 82

water y/y

Answer 82

ultimate yin

Question 83

water smell

Answer 83

rotten

Question 84

water fluid

Answer 84

spittle

Question 85

water mind

Answer 85

fear

Question 86

water tissue

Answer 86

bone

Question 87

water sense organ

Answer 87

ears

Question 88

water bowel (fu)

Answer 88

bladder

Question 89

water viscus (zang)

Answer 89

kidney-water

Question 90

water flavor

Answer 90

salty

Question 91

water color

Answer 91

black

Question 92

water development

Answer 92

dormancy

Question 93

water direction

Answer 93

north

Question 94

water weather

Answer 94

cold

Question 95

water season

Answer 95

winter

Question 96

Wu Xing Sounds

Answer 96

shouting, laughter, singing, crying, moaning

Question 97

Wu Xing Smells

Answer 97

goatish, burning, fragrant, rank, rotten

Question 98

Wu Xing fluids

Answer 98

tears, sweat, saliva, snivel, spittle

Question 99

Wu Xing minds

Answer 99

anger, joy, thought, sorrow, fear

Question 100

Wu Xing sense organs

Answer 100

eyes, tongue, mouth, nose, ears

Question 101

Wu Xing flavors

Answer 101

sour, bitter, sweet, acrid, salty

Question 102

Wu Xing developments

Answer 102

birth, growth, maturity, withdrawal, dormancy

Question 103

Wu Xing weathers

Answer 103

wind, heat, dampness, dryness, cold