脾胃 (píwèi): spleen and stomach (TCM digestive system)

Meanings

1 spleen and stomach (TCM digestive system)
2 one's taste or preference
3 appetite

Characters

脾

Examples

这道菜不合我的脾胃。

Zhè dào cài bù hé wǒ de píwèi.

This dish doesn't suit my taste.

中医说他脾胃虚弱。

Zhōngyī shuō tā píwèi xūruò.

Traditional Chinese medicine says his spleen and stomach are weak.

Tips

culture

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, 脾胃 is the central pillar of digestion and energy production — weakness here is blamed for fatigue, poor appetite, and loose stools. The figurative sense 'taste/preference' grew from 'what one's stomach accepts', parallel to English 'to stomach something'.