Translating "中府", acupuncture point LU-1
The reasoning for translating "中府" as "Central Authority" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point LU-1 (Lung 1).
中府
Central Authority (LU-1)
中: Middle / central / between / within / balance
府: Organ of state power (authority) / storehouse
Explanation of the point name
This point is about the sadness one might feel when an authority, that is central to ones life, decides something that is to disadvantage to oneself.
1st character
中
Middle / central / between / within / balance
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Point names with 中
For consistency in the translations, it is necessary to be aware of how the character is translated elsewhere. These are the point names it is in.
| LU-1 | 中府 | Central Authority |
| ST-17 | 乳中 | Center of the Nipple |
| SI-15 | 肩中兪 | Between the Shoulders Increase |
| BL-29 | 中膂兪 | Middle Spine Muscles Increase |
| BL-33 | 中髎 | Middle Bone Notch |
| BL-40 | 委中 | Yield to Within |
| KI-15 | 中注 | Pour into the Center |
| KI-26 | 彧中 | Inner Refinement |
| P-9 | 中衝 | Thoroughfare in the Middle |
| TB-3 | 中渚 | Between the Sandbars |
| GB-32 | 中瀆 | Middle of the Ditch |
| LIV-4 | 中封 | Between the Dikes |
| LIV-6 | 中都 | Between the Cities |
| REN-3 | 中極 | Balanced Fully |
| REN-12 | 中脘 | Middle Inside of the Stomach |
| REN-16 | 中庭 | Middle of the Courtyard |
| REN-17 | 膻中 | Center of the Chest |
| DU-6 | 脊中 | Halfway the Spine |
| DU-7 | 中樞 | Middle Pivot |
2nd character
府
Organ of state power (authority) / storehouse
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Point names with 府
For consistency in the translations, it is necessary to be aware of how the character is translated elsewhere. These are the point names it is in.
| LU-1 | 中府 | Central Authority |
| LU-3 | 天府 | Heaven's Authority |
| SP-13 | 府舍 | Official Building's Lodge |
| HT-8 | 少府 | Smallest Authority |
| KI-27 | 兪府 | Increase of Authority |
| DU-16 | 風府 | Scattered Authority |
Nearby points
Sometimes the names of consecutive points on a meridian are related. Being aware of nearby points can help to translate consistently in such a situation.
| LIV-12 | 急脈 | Hasty Pulse |
| LIV-13 | 章門 | Chapter Gate |
| LIV-14 | 期門 | Gate of Hope |
| LU-1 | 中府 | Central Authority |
| LU-2 | 雲門 | Cloud Gate |
| LU-3 | 天府 | Heaven's Authority |
| LU-4 | 俠白 | Purely Doing as One Likes |