Translating "魚際", acupuncture point LU-10
The reasoning for translating "魚際" as "Fishing Side" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point LU-10 (Lung 10).
魚際
Fishing Side (LU-10)
魚: Fish / fishing
際: Side / edge / occasion
Explanation of the point name
The bone in the ball of the thumb, where this point is located, is like a side on a shore, that is suitable to sit for fishing. The skin is like the water surface, the soft tissue next to the bone the depths of water.
1st character
No other point names with this character.
2nd character
No other point names with this character.
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.
| LU-7 | 列缺 | Wedge Gap |
| LU-8 | 經渠 | Lengthwise Gutter |
| LU-9 | 太淵 | Largest Depth |
| LU-10 | 魚際 | Fishing Side |
| LU-11 | 少商 | Littlest Exchange |
| LI-1 | 商陽 | Yang Exchanges |
| LI-2 | 二間 | Second Space |