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Chinese
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hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
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ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect |
simp. and trad.
(毛病)
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毛
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病
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Etymology
“Defects in a horse's hair” (Song dynasty) > “fault; defect; problem; disease” (Song dynasty).
Pronunciation
Noun
毛病
- (literary, obsolete) defects in a horse's hair; abnormality in the fur colour of domestic animals
- fault; defect; breakdown; trouble; mishap
- personal flaw; shortcoming
- 有毛病啊！ ― Yǒumáobìng a! ― What the hell is wrong with you!
- (chiefly regional) illness; medical problem; condition; disease; ailment
我有毛病了。 [Shanghainese, trad. and simp.]- 6ngu 6yeu 6mo-bin leq [Wugniu]
- I am sick.
Synonyms
- 弊害 (bìhài)
- 弊病 (bìbìng)
- 弊端 (bìduān)
- 欠缺 (qiànquē)
- 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)
Derived terms