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消渴
xiāo​kě

diabetes-like illness

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消渴 xiāo​kě
diabetes-like illness
A condition in traditional Chinese medicine characterized by excessive thirst, hunger, and frequent urination; it is often identified with modern-day diabetes or diabetes insipidus.

Frequency

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0.596 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 糖尿病 táng​niào​bìng
  • 渴病 kě​bìng

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)