濕氣

简 湿气 · 繁 濕氣
Mandarin · pinyin shī qì

Meanings

  1. moisture
  2. humidity
  3. athlete's foot
  4. tinea
  5. eczema
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濕
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氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
湿
shī · wet, moist, humid, damp; illness
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
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1–4 · shi1 qi4

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noun

  1. moisture; dampness; humidity
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) damp qi in the body; bodily dampness
  3. (traditional Chinese medicine) dampness-related diseases, such as eczema or fungus infection of the hands or feet

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