病根
Chinese
ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect | radical (chem.); root; basis | ||
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simp. and trad. (病根) | 病 | 根 |
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.]
- Zhè shì dāngshí zuòyuèzi lào xià de bìnggēn. [Pinyin]
- This symptom is caused by the previous improper postpartum care that she received.
这是当时坐月子落下的病根。 [MSC, simp.]
- (figuratively) root cause of trouble
Synonyms
- (lingering effect): (Min Nan) 病底, 病母
Derived terms
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