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正邪
zhèngxié
1. opposition between vital energy [[正氣|正气<zhèngqì>]] and pathogeny [[邪氣|邪气<xiéqì>]] (TCM)

Character Breakdown

正
zhèng
straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
HSK 2 5 丶
邪
xié
wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox
6 丶

Compound Words (1)

正邪相争
zhèngxiéxiāngzhēng
term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy [[正氣|正气<zhèngqì>]] and pathogeny [[邪氣|邪气<xiéqì>]]

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