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1 the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xīn], lungs 肺[fèi], liver 肝[gān], kidneys 腎|肾[shèn], spleen 脾[pí] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dǎn])

1 (TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏[wǔ zàng], 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)

1 lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom)

2 fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent

1 five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xīn], liver 肝[gān], spleen 脾[pí], lungs 肺[fèi] and kidneys 腎|肾[shèn]

1 to course the liver and rectify 氣|气[qì] (TCM)

1 liver disease

1 irascibility

2 irritability

3 (TCM) inflammation of the liver

1 Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders

1 cod liver oil

1 liver fluke

1 lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)

2 fig. grief-stricken

1 liver

1 liver cancer

1 lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

1 fatty liver