麻風

简 麻风 · 繁 麻風
Mandarin · pinyin má fēng

Meanings

  1. leprosy
  2. Hansen's disease
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麻
má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
風
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
风
fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere
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2–1 · ma2 feng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa4 fung1

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noun

  1. (~病) (pathology) leprosy

adj

  1. (Kinmenese Hokkien) dirty; filthy

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