Losing Spirit / Shi Shen
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
Dull eyes, sluggish pupils, listlessness, slow reactions, abnormal breathing.
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The lamp oil is running out. No matter how strong the body looks, if there is 'loss of spirit' (eyes like a dead fish), the prognosis is extremely poor. This indicates that the system software has crashed, and the hardware (the body) cannot last long.
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In traditional Chinese medicine, 'having spirit / losing spirit / false spirit' determines life and death: loss of spirit indicates exhaustion of vital essence, dull eyes, slow reactions, suggesting that the visceral qi is about to be exhausted. The mechanism is that when the spirit departs, the vital mechanism ceases. It also refers to sudden fainting (syncope).
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- zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%B2%E7%99%87%E7%99%BC%E4%BD%9Cverified
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