魚yú生shēng火huǒ肉ròu生shēng痰tán,，青qīng菜cài豆dòu腐fu保bǎo平píng安ān

What does 魚生火肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 (yú shēng huǒ ròu shēng tán, qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān) mean?

魚生火肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 (yú shēng huǒ ròu shēng tán, qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān) is a folk proverb (yànyǔ 諺語). Word for word it reads "Fish creates fire, meat creates phlegm; vegetables and tofu keep one safe." In use it means: A diet heavy in fish generates internal heat, and excessive meat produces phlegm accumulation. Simple plant-based foods like leafy greens and tofu maintain gentle, balanced health without overburdening the digestive system. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Earth note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Rooster.

Literally: "Fish creates fire, meat creates phlegm; vegetables and tofu keep one safe."

The reading

This kitchen-table wisdom carries the weight of centuries of observation. Fish, warming by nature, pushes internal heat upward when eaten in excess. Fatty meat thickens the body's fluids into sluggish phlegm. But greens and tofu, mild, cooling, and digestible, keep the internal environment clean and quiet. The safest diet is often the simplest, and the most healing plate is the least dramatic one.

What kind of proverb it is

• Typeyànyǔ 諺語
• FocusPresent-minded
• Element土 Earth
• Zodiac tie雞 Year of the Rooster

Source Traditional folk dietary therapy saying, common in southern Chinese regions

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Keep reading

Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Nature, Seasons & Health, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Rooster, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.