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Fire and water failing to help each other
水火不济 〔水火不濟〕shuǐ huǒ bù jì
A failure in the relationship between heart fire and kidney water arising either when kidney water is insufficient and fails to complement heart fire or heart fire moves frenetically and damages kidney yīn. Signs such as vexation, insomnia, and seminal emission are observed. See fire and water help each other. Compare noninteraction of the heart and kidney; depleted water and effulgent fire.
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