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霍亂

简霍乱 · 繁霍亂

Mandarin · pinyin huò luàn

cholera

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霍: huò · quickly, suddenly; surname
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乱: luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt

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4–4 · huo4 luan4

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fok3 lyun6

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noun · Etymology 1

(traditional Chinese medicine) any acute gastroenteritis with symptoms such as severe vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain

adj · Etymology 1

(literary, figurative) distraught with anxiety

noun · Etymology 2

(～病) (pathology) cholera (a severe diarrhoeal disease)

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