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殘疾

简残疾 · 繁殘疾

Mandarin · pinyin cán jí

disabled
handicapped
deformity on a person or animal

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疾: jí · illness, disease, sickness; to hate
残: cán · injure, spoil; oppress; broken

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2–2 · can2 ji2

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caan4 zat6

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noun

physical disability; handicap
(colloquial, derogatory) short for 殘疾人／残疾人 (cánjírén, “disabled person”)

verb

to be disabled; to become disabled

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