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Chinese
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ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect |
radical (chem.); root; basis
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simp. and trad.
(病根)
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病
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根
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Pronunciation
Noun
病根
- root cause of a disease; source of disease
- lingering effect of an incompletely cured disease; old symptom complaint
這是當時坐月子落下的病根。 [MSC, trad.]
这是当时坐月子落下的病根。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhè shì dāngshí zuòyuèzi lào xià de bìnggēn.
- This symptom is caused by the previous improper postpartum care that she received.
- (figurative) root cause of trouble
Synonyms
- (lingering effect): (Hokkien) 病底, 病母
Derived terms