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Nails are the surplus of the sinews

爪为筋之余 〔爪為筋之餘〕zhǎo wéi jīn zhī yú

Both the nails and the sinews are associated with the liver. When the sinews are healthy, the nails are hard and supple. When the sinews lack strength, the nails are thin and weak. See also liver... its bloom is in the nails.

Etymology

Chinzhǎo (or zhuǎ), nail, claw, talon.

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