Exuberant yin repelling yang means that interior exuberance of yin drives yang to float exteriorly, clinically leading to such false heat symptoms as flushed cheeks, dysphoric fever, thirst and large pulse.

阴盛格阳，又称格阳，指阴寒之邪壅盛于内，逼迫阳气浮越于外的病理状态，临床表现为面红、烦热、口渴、脉大等假热现象。