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Restraining

相克 〔相剋〕 xiāng kè

The sequence in which the five phases keep each other in check, i.e., wood (liver) → earth (spleen) → water (kidney) → fire (heart) → metal (lung) → wood (liver). When the restraining cycle breaks down, the resulting disharmony can be explained in terms of the rebellion or overwhelming.

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