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Earlier heaven
先天 〔先天〕xiān tiān
What is received from the parents at an individual’s conception; the congenital constitution. Earlier heaven is understood to be governed by the kidney, in opposition to later heaven (or the acquired constitution) governed by the spleen.
Etymology
Chin 先 xiān, first, earlier; 天 tiān, heaven, i.e., that upon which life depends.
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