中ちゅう気き

noun

paralysis; palsy

Medical term for paralysis or palsy; used in traditional or clinical contexts.

• 祖そ父ふは中ちゅう気きで右みぎ半はん身しんが動うごかなくなった。

  My grandfather became paralyzed on his right side due to a stroke.

noun

every second solar term

In the traditional East Asian calendar, refers to the solar terms that fall in the latter half of each month, as opposed to 節気 (sekki).

See also: 二十四節気

• 二に十じゅう四し節せっ気きのうち、中ちゅう気きは大だい寒かんや春しゅん分ぶんなどを指さす。

  Among the 24 solar terms, 中気 refers to ones like Great Cold and the Spring Equinox.