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Chinese
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detriment; fraud; harm detriment; fraud; harm; defeat |
end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular |
| trad. (弊端)
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弊
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端
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| simp. #(弊端)
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弊
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端
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Etymology
Attested in the 12th century work 《荊國王文公祠堂記》 (The Memorial Hall for Wang Anshi, Duke of Jing State and the Venerable Gentleman of Erudition) by Lu Jiuyuan written in the Song Dynasty.
Pronunciation
Noun
弊端
- malpractice; abuse; corrupt practice
- drawback; weakness; flaw; downside
Synonyms
- 弊害 (bìhài)
- 弊病 (bìbìng)
- 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)