麻瘋

简 麻疯 · 繁 麻瘋
Mandarin · pinyin má fēng

Meanings

  1. leprosy
  2. also written 麻風
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麻
má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
瘋
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疯
fēng · crazy, insane, mentally ill
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2–1 · ma2 feng1

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maa4 fung1

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