中医文化赋值词“白”的内涵及英译

——以《黄帝内经》为例

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中图分类号：H315.9

文献标识码：A

文章编号：1009-895X（2026）02-0113-06

DOI： 10.13256/j.cnki.jusst.sse.240109011

Connotation and English Translation of “Bai” as a Culture-loaded Word in TCM

—Exemplified by the Huangdi Neijing

LIU Yueliang 1 ， GONG Changhua 2

（1. School of Foreign Languages， Guangdong Pharmaceutical University， Guangzhou 510006， China; 2. College of Foreign Languages， Guangdong Baiyun University， Guangzhou ， China）

Abstract： Using the corpus collected from Huangdi Neijing， this study systematically analyzes the multidimensional connotations of the culture-loaded term “Bai” in TCM and compares the English translation strategies employed by Wu Liansheng & Wu Qi， Li Zhaoguo， and Paul U. Unschuld. It is found that the Chinese character “Bai” has complex meanings in the context of traditional Chinese medicine， such as color attributes， Feiqi， acupoint names， astrological references， and its usage as a phonetic loan character. A rigid translation of “Bai” as “white” may lead to loss of cultural information or semantic deviation. Instead， translators should adopt flexible strategies—literal translation， free translation， and annotations—in specific contexts to balance semantic accuracy and cultural exchange. Through cross-version comparisons， this study reveals the impact of translation strategies on transmission of TCM culture， provides methodological references for TCM translation， and facilitates the global dissemination of Chinese classic medical texts.

Keywords： Huangdi Neijing; Bai; TCM concept; connotation; English translation

“白”通常用作颜色词，是自然界包含光谱中所有颜色光的颜色。（剩余9624字）