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癆

简痨 · 繁癆

Mandarin · pinyin láo

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2 · lao2

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

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Cantonese word readings for 癆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(traditional Chinese medicine) internal injury caused by overstraining
tuberculosis; pulmonary tuberculosis
(Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Gan) to have an upset stomach because of the lack of fats in one's diet; to crave meat
(Xiang, of plants) to wither (in the sun)
(Xiang, of a person) to be dispirited; depressed