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癆病鬼

简痨病鬼 · 繁癆病鬼

Mandarin · pinyin láo bìng guǐ

(derog.) tubercular person; a consumptive

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癆: Look up this written character
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
鬼: guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
痨: láo · consumption; tuberculosis

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2–4–3 · lao2 bing4 gui3

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