活血补气 还提阳 可不能多了 六钱 六钱
“It invigorates the blood and replenishes Qi, and also boosts Yang. But not too much. Just six mace. Six mace.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你要给玉娇的鸡汤里 加些黄芪
“you need to add to Yujiao's chicken soup some astragalus.”
活血补气 还提阳 可不能 多了 六钱 六钱
“It invigorates the blood and replenishes Qi, and also boosts Yang. But not too much. Just six mace. Six mace.”
我火上还炖着母鸡呢 我的老母鸡啊
“I still have a hen stewing on the stove. Oh, my old hen!”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese culture emphasizes healing through food (药食同源), where specific medicinal herbs like astragalus are simmered in soups with careful attention to precise dosage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
invigorate blood circulation and replenish vital energy (qi)
A classic Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) four-character formula describing herbal functions.
absolutely cannot; must not
An emphatic colloquial phrase used to give stern cautions or prohibitions.
six qian (traditional Chinese weight measurement, approx. 18-30 grams)
Traditional unit of measurement predominantly used in traditional medicine dosages.
Used with 可不能多了 to indicate an unacceptable excess beyond a threshold.
