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濕熱

简湿热 · 繁濕熱

Mandarin · pinyin shī rè

(of weather) hot and humid; muggy
(TCM) damp-heat

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熱: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
湿: shī · wet, moist, humid, damp; illness
热: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal

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1–4 · shi1 re4

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noun

(traditional Chinese medicine) damp-heat: symptoms of viral, bacterial or yeast infections, especially in the urinary tract, bowels, gallbladder, vaginal area and liver
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of summer disease of children caused by eating lychees or other fruits (with symptoms such as high fever and lack of appetite)

adj

hot and humid

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