Please explaindifference(s) between Yuxue and Xueyu

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Hi Mike, Eric & All,

 

Eric write:

> At the terminology meetings I attended in Beijing, all of the major

> Chinese experts were emphatic that yu xue (static blood) is distinct

> from xue yu (blood stasis), the former referring to the static blood

> itself (more like a noun), the latter referring to a condition of the

> body characterized by blood stasis (such as patterns of blood stasis).

> I think that if the authors ignore the major trends towards term

> accuracy on the cover, my hopes can only be so high for the body of the

> text.

 

I am confused. Could you please explain in more detail (and with examples)

the difference(s) that you see as being important between the Pinyin terms

Xueyu and Yuxue.

 

Best regards,