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多愁多病

Mandarin · pinyin duō chóu duō bìng

much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
愁: chóu · anxiety; to worry about, be anxious
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease

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1–2–1–4 · duo1 chou2 duo1 bing4

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do1 sau4 do1 beng6

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