importance of Chinese language in keeping up to date with evolving TCM

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

If anyone doubts that ignorance of the Chinese language means cutting oneself

off from valuable info on acupuncture or CM, try the following exercises:

 

1. Use Wenlin or NJStar Software to find the simplified Hanzi Characters for

" acupuncture & moxibustion " into Google and copy the characters that return.

 

Then enter the Hanzi characters back into Google and see how many hits you

get [>171,000 hits].

 

2. Try the same exercise by inserting the simplified Hanzi Characters for the

names some specific herbs, formulas, or syndromes. For example the hanzi for

sanqi returns >94,000 hits; hanzi for " Yunnan Baiyao " returns >17,000 hits;

Hanzi for SP Qi Deficiency (Pi Qi Xu) returns 668 hits, etc.

 

IMO, not knowing a language cuts one off from direct contact with peoples that

use that language and puts us in the dependant position of asking others to tell

us in our language what they are saying in theirs.

 

 

 

 

Best regards,

 

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Chinese Proverb: " Man who says it can't be done, should not interrupt man doing

it "

[Guest guest]

Dear Phil, I hope I didn't give you the impression that I felt learning Chinese

and /or reviewing recent discoveries in chinese medicine worldwide was trivial.

I was only expressing for the possible benefit of overwhelmed newcomer students

that the basics can be taught in various languages, if the teacher is

knowledgable and fluent in the language, and if the student has the ability to

make all the intellectual and imaginitive connections. And though I doubt if

I'll ever have time to go through the 171,000 posts on moxibustion, in whatever

language, it remains that this is information is a treasure, and will only

benefit everyone. Thanks and respect, Fran.

 

< wrote:Hi All,

 

If anyone doubts that ignorance of the Chinese language means cutting oneself

off from valuable info on acupuncture or CM, try the following exercises:

 

1. Use Wenlin or NJStar Software to find the simplified Hanzi Characters for

" acupuncture & moxibustion " into Google and copy the characters that return.

 

Then enter the Hanzi characters back into Google and see how many hits you

get [>171,000 hits].

 

2. Try the same exercise by inserting the simplified Hanzi Characters for the

names some specific herbs, formulas, or syndromes. For example the hanzi for

sanqi returns >94,000 hits; hanzi for " Yunnan Baiyao " returns >17,000 hits;

Hanzi for SP Qi Deficiency (Pi Qi Xu) returns 668 hits, etc.

 

IMO, not knowing a language cuts one off from direct contact with peoples that

use that language and puts us in the dependant position of asking others to tell

us in our language what they are saying in theirs.

 

 

 

 

Best regards,

 

Email: <

 

WORK : Teagasc Research Management, Sandymount Ave., Dublin 4, Ireland

Mobile: 353-; [in the Republic: 0]

 

HOME : 1 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland

Tel : 353-; [in the Republic: 0]

WWW : http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/searchap.htm

 

Chinese Proverb: " Man who says it can't be done, should not interrupt man doing

it "

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Fran,

 

> Dear Phil, I hope I didn't give you the impression that I felt

> learning Chinese and /or reviewing recent discoveries in chinese

> medicine worldwide was trivial. ... And though I doubt if I'll

> ever have time to go through the 171,000 posts on moxibustion, in

> whatever language, it remains that this is information is a

> treasure, and will only benefit everyone. Thanks and respect,

> Fran.

 

Point taken, Fran. We are living in the age of Information Overload

and we need to select what we read carefully.

 

All I was saying is that IF one can read Chinese, and use a good

(focused) search engine, there are mountains of useful and up-to-

date data on WWW in Chinese.

 

 

Best regards,

 

Email: <

 

WORK : Teagasc Research Management, Sandymount Ave., Dublin 4, Ireland

Mobile: 353-; [in the Republic: 0]

 

HOME : 1 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland

Tel : 353-; [in the Republic: 0]

WWW : http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/searchap.htm

 

Chinese Proverb: " Man who says it can't be done, should not interrupt man doing

it "