梅毒

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Chinese

plum flower poison; narcotics
trad. (梅毒)
simp. #(梅毒)
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Etymology

Named after the ulcer which is similar to plum or yangmei.

Pronunciation


Noun

梅毒

  1. syphilis

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ばい
Grade: 4
どく
Grade: 5
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
梅毒 (kyūjitai)
 梅毒 on Japanese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

(ばい)(どく) (baidoku

  1. syphilis
    Synonym: 瘡毒 (sōdoku)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

梅毒 (maedok or McCune-Reischauer: maedok or Yale: maytok) (hangeul 매독)

  1. hanja form? of 매독 (syphilis)