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癆
简 痨 · 繁 癆Mandarin · pinyin láo
Meanings
- tuberculosis
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2 · lao2
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lou4
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character · Etymology 1
- (traditional Chinese medicine) internal injury caused by overstraining
- tuberculosis; pulmonary tuberculosis
- (Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Gan) to have an upset stomach because of the lack of fats in one's diet; to crave meat
- (Xiang, of plants) to wither (in the sun)
- (Xiang, of a person) to be dispirited; depressed
character · Etymology 2
- (ancient Northern Yan and Joseon region) to be poisoned (by medication)
- (Jianghuai and Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Xiang, transitive) to poison
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) painful
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