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癆瘵

简痨瘵 · 繁癆瘵

Mandarin · pinyin láo zhài

(literary) tuberculosis

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瘵: zhài · a wasting disease
痨: láo · consumption; tuberculosis

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2–4 · lao2 zhai4

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