五勞七傷

Chinese

	five	toil	seven	injure; injury; wound
trad. (五勞七傷)	五	勞	七	傷
simp. (五劳七伤)	五	劳	七	伤
variant forms	五癆七傷／五痨七伤

五勞七傷

(traditional Chinese medicine) “five strains and seven impairments”, five referring to the five viscera (heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney), and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
(by extension) various disease risk factors and pathogenic factors
(figuratively) prone to various diseases

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