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癘

简疠 · 繁癘

Mandarin · pinyin lì

ulcer
plague

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癘: Look up this written character
疠: lì · a sore, ulcer; pestilence

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4 · li4

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laai3 · laai6 · lai6

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epidemic; plague
sore; ulcer
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 癩 /癞 (lài) when written by hand

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