The three treasures or three jewels (chinese 精气神 definition at chinese.yabla.com, a free online dictionary with english, mandarin chinese, pinyin, strokes & audio They are jing (essence), qi (breath, vital force) and shen (spirit)
The french sinologist despeux summarizes 精 [jīng], 氣|气 [qì], and 神 [shén] definitions 精气神 (精氣神) jīng qì shén Jing, qi, and shen are three of the main notions.
Jing (精) means an essence, qi (氣) breath energy and shen (神) a divine or human spirit They are often referred to as the “ three treasures ” or “ three jewels ” (chinese Tiān de jiān de líng qì < yì jīng. xì cí shàng>
“jīng qì wèi wù, yóu hún wèi biàn, shì gù zhī guǐ shén zhī qíng zhuàng.” 2 Rén tǐ de yuán qì < hàn shū. juǎn sān . yì wén zhì> “shī qí yí zhě, yǐ rè yì rè, yǐ hán zēng hán, jīng qì nèi shāng, bù jiàn yú wài.” 3
* wu [2] writes in his english text nose However, the chinese text uses word shé ( 舌) which means tongue Also other sources use the word tongue. Study with quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like 精气神血津液 the five substances, the 3 powers (三才) to the 3 treasures (三宝), essence 精 jīng [4 define] and more.
Jīng qì shén the three energies of chinese medicine