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癱瘓

简瘫痪 · 繁癱瘓

Mandarin · pinyin tān huàn

(medicine) to suffer paralysis
(fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill

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瘫: tān · paralysis, palsy, numbness
痪: huàn · paralysis, numbness of limbs

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1–4 · tan1 huan4

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taan1 wun6 · taan2 wun6

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verb

(medicine) to suffer from paralysis; to be paralyzed
(figurative) to be unable to function or move; to experience a malfunction; to collapse; to break down; to crash

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