中ちゅう焦しょう

noun

middle jiao; middle burner

Technical term in traditional Chinese medicine referring to the middle section of the triple burner (san jiao), associated with the spleen and stomach and the transformation of food into qi and blood.

• 中ちゅう焦しょうは消しょう化か吸きゅう収しゅうを主つかさどる。

  The middle jiao governs digestion and absorption.