set a bone; bone-setting
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to set a bone; to treat a bone fracture (in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
formalA specialized medical term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It involves manual manipulation, sometimes aided by medicine and equipment, to align fractured bones for healing.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
shàn擅
cháng长
jiē接
gǔ骨
。
This old TCM practitioner is skilled at bone-setting.
Tā他
shuāi摔
duàn断
le了
gē胳
bo膊
，
xū需
yào要
zhǎo找
dài大
fu夫
jiē接
gǔ骨
。
He broke his arm and needs a doctor to set the bone.
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Chuán传
tǒng统
de的
jiē接
gǔ骨
jì技
shù术
wǎng往
wǎng往
jié结
hé合
le了
tuī推
ná拿
hé和
cǎo草
yào药
。
Traditional bone-setting techniques often combine massage and herbal medicine.