They are also used to describe solar system planets in Chinese. mercury - water, venus - metal, mars - fire, jupiter - wood, saturn - dirt/soil, and the earth - ground
Very interesting. I know the Chinese symbols for the five elements because Japanese took them over from Chinese (with their original meanings intact). The Chinese words also form the basis for the names of five of the days of the week in Japanese. Huo (Japanese Kaiyobi) = Tuesday, Shui (Japanese Suiyobi) = Wednesday, Mu (Japanese Mokuyobi) = Thursday, Jin (Japanese Kinyobi) = Friday, Tu (Japanese Doyobi) = Saturday. Sunday and Monday took the Chinese symbols for the sun and the moon, but not the Chinese names: Sunday = Nichiyobi and Monday = Getsuyobi in Japanese.
The names for Sunday and Monday in Japanese also came from Chinese. Nichi came from the Medieval Chinese pronunciation for the word Sun, which is Njit. And Getsu came from the Medieval Chinese pronunciation for the word Moon, which is Ngyat. Japanese mostly borrowed Chinese words and pronunciations from the Tang Dynasty. Mandarin had already lost many features of Medieval Chinese.
However, there are still some Chinese dialects that retained this older pronunciation. In Hakka for instance, Sun is pronounced as Njit, while Moon is pronounced as Ngiet.
The weekday names in Japanese directly refer to the five planetary bodies which are named after the five elements (namely the five planets that are most near to earth because thats the planets the ancients knew about) , and the moon and the sun which are desigated Yin and Yang respectively. These seven bodies are collectively called 七曜 in ancient Japan and China. Keep in mind "week" is a western concept that did not exist in traditional Asian culture, so the Japanese made a literal translation from western languages to name the weekdays in Japanese, for example for Saturday they would call it 土曜日 (literally "the Day of Saturn").
If you really want to understand this field very deeply, go study the classic chinese astrology (the true one) example: 5 elements actually break down to 10 elements, 5 yang, 5 yin it is actually relate to everything in life
1:29 & so is w the lava Oh why i get that lava song vibe 😍🥰 1:53 - now i wanna see a demonstration of the 3rd n next 3:02 - makes so much sense - cs fire=acidity n we know acids can be dangerous when used wrongly or overused ...
thank you for this! Ive been looking for a video that has the pronunciations and Chinese characters to try and understand the philosophy from a more native perspective xD
The elements are much less literal than he described in the beginning, like you might have noticed about the medical application, some organs are considered of different elements even though they seem to have nothing to do with those elements.
Ni hao from Ao da li ya Ben i have to say as a fellow lao wai you are a total inspiration i only wish i had begun learning zhong wen earlier xie xie for all the great videos
If you look at the Tarot, there is a suite of coins(earth), swords(metal)cups (water),knaves (wood), Majors(fire). So the Wu Xing has appeared in the west in it's own way.
金 Jīn does mean gold, but also can mean metal in general. In the context of the five elements it means metal in general. If you want to say gold specifically you say 黃金 huáng jīn
Interestingly logical. That is the wonder of Chinese wisdoms. That holistic application and life is balance. Peace and health Chinese value. Not bloody mad wars.
I know the Chinese five elements are widely used in fengshui or medical because of its principle of mutual generation and restraint, but what about western four element: fire, water, wind, earth, can someone explain for me?
Hmm, if you are looking for a Chinese medicine tutor in China who speaks English, your best bet is probably through a school, as they may have teachers who speak English. Most schools have a foreign student department that could help you with that. Another option would be to hire a translator.
Metal produces water not because metal can attract water when metal is getting cold. It's because metal can generate water by leading the water from river and sea. Just think about the water tab in your house, water pipe, pump and something else made by metal. You can create water just by your water tab, can't you?????
woah, this is cool! Is this why pikachu > squirtle and squirtle > charmander??!! Btw, did you know that in Japanese, days of the week are: Sunday - 日 Monday - 月 Tuesday - 火 Wednesday - 水 Thursday - 木 Friday - 金 Saturday - 土
It means metal and gold. Metal is used for money. Iron can be used for money. Nickel is used for money, in nickels, 5 cents. (Although it has been adulterated. A nickel is 75% copper and 25% nickel.)
Some Chinese doctors prescribe treatments based on the elements? I think I'm going to stick to a doctor who bases their treatments on medical research, thanks! Nice video, though. It's always nice to learn bits of another country's culture.
Sean O'Reilly Those kinds of Chinese "doctors" are more like shamans or witchdoctors in the West. Some people go see them if they have troubles such as relationship problems, money problems, school problems, etc. Not for actual medical/health problems
The principle is correct. Biology has that rock-paper-scissors feel to it. Sickle cell anemia is a disease, but it also fights malaria. Same thing with cystic fibrosis, etc . . .
They are also used to describe solar system planets in Chinese. mercury - water, venus - metal, mars - fire, jupiter - wood, saturn - dirt/soil, and the earth - ground
我们中国人都不这样解读你居然可以做到，真的是佩服
Very interesting. I know the Chinese symbols for the five elements because Japanese took them over from Chinese (with their original meanings intact). The Chinese words also form the basis for the names of five of the days of the week in Japanese. Huo (Japanese Kaiyobi) = Tuesday, Shui (Japanese Suiyobi) = Wednesday, Mu (Japanese Mokuyobi) = Thursday, Jin (Japanese Kinyobi) = Friday, Tu (Japanese Doyobi) = Saturday. Sunday and Monday took the Chinese symbols for the sun and the moon, but not the Chinese names: Sunday = Nichiyobi and Monday = Getsuyobi in Japanese.
The names for Sunday and Monday in Japanese also came from Chinese. Nichi came from the Medieval Chinese pronunciation for the word Sun, which is Njit. And Getsu came from the Medieval Chinese pronunciation for the word Moon, which is Ngyat. Japanese mostly borrowed Chinese words and pronunciations from the Tang Dynasty. Mandarin had already lost many features of Medieval Chinese.
However, there are still some Chinese dialects that retained this older pronunciation. In Hakka for instance, Sun is pronounced as Njit, while Moon is pronounced as Ngiet.
TheXanian Very interesting. Arigato and xie xie! :)
The weekday names in Japanese directly refer to the five planetary bodies which are named after the five elements (namely the five planets that are most near to earth because thats the planets the ancients knew about) , and the moon and the sun which are desigated Yin and Yang respectively. These seven bodies are collectively called 七曜 in ancient Japan and China. Keep in mind "week" is a western concept that did not exist in traditional Asian culture, so the Japanese made a literal translation from western languages to name the weekdays in Japanese, for example for Saturday they would call it 土曜日 (literally "the Day of Saturn").
& they they have like us moon for monday n sun for sunday?? 🥹❤️
never have i felt this much excitement about learning new things/ gaining new knowledge. Thank you so much.
金生水 can also be interpreted as metal can be molten into liquid state. For example, molten iron can be called 鐵水 or Iron Water.
Great explanation
Did the elements get reduced when the fire nation attacked? This explains the lack of a air element
Lel
Air (ie; Wind) is actually Wood element. Refer to I Ching, hexagram/trigram Xun.
HAHAHA
No. They put the air element in bags of chips
Lucas Yenffag hahaha that's all around the world!!!
Just play pokemon you'll get it eventually
Dx
I prefer dinosaur king
Lol
Problem comes with metal to water. Since steel type isn't weak to water
They are called five chi气(vectors) instead of five elements(scalar). They started from the 河图and 洛书 which constitute the 易经 八卦。
Hey Ben, great videos! I'm going to study in Taiwan for a year and your videos are being very helpful.
Thanks Raul
I CAN STUDY THIS IN COLLEGE?! FINALLY SOMETHING I'LL LIKE
this was easy to understand and explained really well! also his pronunciation is perfect!
Thanks.
... I've know these for years but the use of the term overcome rather than the harsher term destroy is something that made me think.
If you really want to understand this field very deeply, go study the classic chinese astrology (the true one)
example: 5 elements actually break down to 10 elements, 5 yang, 5 yin
it is actually relate to everything in life
Yeah, but how about Electric type pokemon?
its on the i ch'ing
@@saltyman7888 ancient times
This guy really knows Chinese and he is saying it correctly!
1:29 & so is w the lava
Oh why i get that lava song vibe 😍🥰
1:53 - now i wanna see a demonstration of the 3rd n next
3:02 - makes so much sense - cs fire=acidity n we know acids can be dangerous when used wrongly or overused ...
There is a thing called Five Elements Kung Fu. It's basically 5 way rock-paper-scissors.
I've heard of it in Kung Fu movies.
Avatar fans: *“Where’s Air?”*
Leave that to the horoscope
Thats only in western astrology
😂😂😂😂😂
The Fire Nation took care of it.
Metal and Air are same
thank you for this! Ive been looking for a video that has the pronunciations and Chinese characters to try and understand the philosophy from a more native perspective xD
In China they have "The Sixth Element" starring Wuce Brillis.
The elements are much less literal than he described in the beginning, like you might have noticed about the medical application, some organs are considered of different elements even though they seem to have nothing to do with those elements.
How about the air element what is the purpose or role
Interesting, I always wondered how the 5 elements functioned
Five elements phase cycle
Great vid again, as usual. Am I the only numpty thinking "Rock, Paper, Scissors"!
No. It's been known, and re-known by martial artists.
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Ni hao from Ao da li ya Ben i have to say as a fellow lao wai you are a total inspiration i only wish i had begun learning zhong wen earlier xie xie for all the great videos
Great video, do you know which classical philosophers first articulated these systems and ideas?
i understand much of this because of avatar and korra
I thought the 5th element was heart, at least that is what I learnt from watching Captain Planet as a kid
If you look at the Tarot, there is a suite of coins(earth), swords(metal)cups (water),knaves (wood), Majors(fire). So the Wu Xing has appeared in the west in it's own way.
in tarot sword is fire
wand is wind
i understand that water over comes fire
but at a certain point fire evaporates water so
what would the cycle and so on be called if it was reversed?
Thanks
I have a presentation about the 5 elements.
Is there a reason why they don't say that fire overcomes wood?
I was taught that 金 (jin) meant gold.
金 Jīn does mean gold, but also can mean metal in general. In the context of the five elements it means metal in general. If you want to say gold specifically you say 黃金 huáng jīn
金in acient Chinese has two main interpretations. One as gold, the other one as metal.
I like this man's video. 这个男人很有才。
@ 1:31: Not the ash get absorbed by the earth, ash IS earth itself! Carbon!!!
Thanks for pointing that out. Ben.
The visuals help me learn by heart. I am studying TCM.
If you're studying Chinese medicine you should check out this channel: ruclips.net/p/PLWmgcpoXdEMAwGX_S5RjnxgerjZiak4SJ
@@learnchinesenow this is a brilliant channel
I do love your channel man!
What about Air and Aether?
I am making a shonen manga which uses these elements in its power system except there are 8 of them:
Fire
Water
Earth
Wind
Lightning
Wood
Metal
Ice
Interestingly logical. That is the wonder of Chinese wisdoms. That holistic application and life is balance. Peace and health Chinese value. Not bloody mad wars.
Hello I don't know if you've talked about this before but for how long have you been studying Chinese?
"With these powers combined I am Captain Planet!" Ok it's not all same elements from TV show but pretty close 😋
Heart!! ❤
I know the Chinese five elements are widely used in fengshui or medical because of its principle of mutual generation and restraint, but what about western four element: fire, water, wind, earth, can someone explain for me?
Sseth Has Already Explained To Me The Extensive Lengths Of Chinese Alchemy.
I actually like these elements a lot more
Whats your element in chinese astrology, I'm fire
The cycle reminds me of The Pentacle, in the Wiccan tradition. By the way, you're still so damn adorable!
Metal to water in the generating cycle could also be understood as the minerals in drinking water
Or like a bucket of water 🪣💧
Do you recommend a particular place in China where they speak English that I can visit and do a short course in acupuncture during summer???
Hmm, if you are looking for a Chinese medicine tutor in China who speaks English, your best bet is probably through a school, as they may have teachers who speak English. Most schools have a foreign student department that could help you with that. Another option would be to hire a translator.
@Learn Chinese Now thanks. Where can I find a good reliable school in China??
Who is the content creator? I like his videos
Thumbs up for mentioning 形意拳
Excellent presentation
China: Water over comes fire
Me: Paper over comes rock :D
This is absolute gold (jīn?) :) Thank you... very informative, succinct and helpful.
Well how is your pronunciation so good.
@Ben: You might as cover the heavenly stems and earthly branches.
What about sky wing lightning and void
I immediately thought of adding 欠打, which means "lacking a beating". To say someone is 五行欠打 means they're asking for a knuckle sandwich.
Metal produces water not because metal can attract water when metal is getting cold. It's because metal can generate water by leading the water from river and sea. Just think about the water tab in your house, water pipe, pump and something else made by metal. You can create water just by your water tab, can't you?????
are you from generation tech?
You should also teach how to bend them
woah, this is cool!
Is this why pikachu > squirtle and squirtle > charmander??!!
Btw, did you know that in Japanese, days of the week are:
Sunday - 日
Monday - 月
Tuesday - 火
Wednesday - 水
Thursday - 木
Friday - 金
Saturday - 土
I never knew that
when I get wood, it seems pretty hot, but not enough to start a fire..
Bruh, you need wood to make fire
I don't think that's the kind of "wood" Streaky Bacon meant!
Lmao I just got it, you guys have dirty minds 😂😂
thanks a lot for your clear approach :)
Good explanation
Goat under element element ?
Thank you but you should look up Panch maha bhoota or 5 elements of our existence. Much more profound.
excellent content!
For those who don’t know what my element is it’s water
Does the year u were born end in 2 or 3
Thank you for the explanation it's very useful.
Very useful thank you!
Thank you that is interesting 😅
If the opponent uses a metal type Pokemon, use a wood type.
what about the wind element?
WnD It's Wood. They are one and the same in Chinese elements.
There is no wind element in the Chinese five element theory.
very good.thank you
More subtitles, please
Glory study thanks😊
i'm a metal snake. what does that mean?
kumquats Very wise & intelligent. But the Metal makes u dull & boring sometimes.
You’re solid snake
kumquats you believe in that stuff ?
Me too! 2001
I am a metal snake too
关于功夫的事情多说可以吗。这次的话题很好奇的:-)
The most elaborate game of roshambo ever!
Nice explanation, except metal to water. Not make sense. Maybe its not metal, but mineral
0:32
Wow... this guy is good! We need more people like him to promote inter-racial integration and understanding!
Actually i thought 金 means gold. In Korean it's called 금 or 김 and the chinese character for these two 한글 words is 金🤔
Yes 金 means gold
Yep. 黄金 or 金 does mean gold. But we use 黄金 to signify that we mean “gold” and not “money” or “metal”.
It means metal and gold.
Metal is used for money.
Iron can be used for money.
Nickel is used for money, in nickels, 5 cents. (Although it has been adulterated. A nickel is 75% copper and 25% nickel.)
You know that thing is iron.. the rail way block !
Some Chinese doctors prescribe treatments based on the elements? I think I'm going to stick to a doctor who bases their treatments on medical research, thanks! Nice video, though. It's always nice to learn bits of another country's culture.
Sean O'Reilly 0
Sean O'Reilly Those kinds of Chinese "doctors" are more like shamans or witchdoctors in the West. Some people go see them if they have troubles such as relationship problems, money problems, school problems, etc. Not for actual medical/health problems
The principle is correct.
Biology has that rock-paper-scissors feel to it.
Sickle cell anemia is a disease, but it also fights malaria.
Same thing with cystic fibrosis, etc . . .
5= love
Thank you
lol this guy knows more about China and Chinese more than I do, and I am Chinese
GO GO POWER RANGERS!!!!!
(GUTAR SOLO)
GO GO POWER RANGERS!!!!!
(GUITAR SOLO)
RANGERS TOGETHER!! SAMURAI FOREVER!!!!!!!
You can get a PhD in 5 elements? Where ?
Five Elements Kung Fu is a real thing. You can get a Ph.D. in Thuganomics from John Cena.
你这小曲儿真不错
不好意思，拼音是不是“剋”kei1,一声，？
克, ke4, 四聲 ㄎㄜˋ
it is like avatar the lastairbender elements but no air
Great!
interesting
我竟然从西方人这里学到了中国知识👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
no air no grow .
too many seeds in the trey bag
Not five elements, they’re five kinds of Qi
I whant to make this into a rick paper scissors game.
It already is. Called Five Elements Kung Fu.
very interesting +++