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Chinese
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detriment; fraud; harm detriment; fraud; harm; defeat |
ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect |
| trad. (弊病)
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弊
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病
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| simp. #(弊病)
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弊
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病
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Etymology
Attested in 《朱子語類》 (A Collection of Conversations of Master Zhu) first arranged in 1270 during the Song Dynasty.
Pronunciation
Noun
弊病
- malady; ills (of society)
- fault; defect; drawback; downside
Synonyms
- (malady): (figurative) 流行病 (liúxíngbìng)
- (fault):
- 弊害 (bìhài)
- 弊端 (bìduān)
- 欠缺 (qiànquē)
- 毛病 (máobìng)
- 短處／短处 (duǎnchu)
- 缺失 (quēshī)
- 缺欠 (quēqiàn)
- 缺陷 (quēxiàn)
- 缺點／缺点 (quēdiǎn)
- 陷 (xiàn) (literary, or in compounds)