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Qì timidity

气怯 〔氣怯〕 qì qiè

Qì vacuity as manifest in the form of shortage of breath with fear, lack of courage, and susceptibility to fright. Qì timidity arises when insufficiency of spleen qì engenders phlegm, which singly or in combination with heat obstructs the liver’s free coursing action and disturbs bile flow. See gallbladder vacuity and qì timidity.

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