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瘡痍

简疮痍 · 繁瘡痍

Mandarin · pinyin chuāng yí

wound
skin ulcer
(fig.) the desolation of trauma
desolation in the aftermath of a disaster

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瘡: Look up this written character
痍: yí · wound, bruise, sore
疮: chuāng · tumor, boil, sore, wound

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1–2 · chuang1 yi2

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cong1 ji4

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noun

(literary) wound from trauma; injury; scar
(literary, figurative) scenes of destruction after a disaster or war; desolation after a catastrophe; sufferings

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