yān​zhàng

miasma

烟瘴 煙瘴 yān​zhàng
miasma
(literary) infectious gas or fog arising from humid mountain forests; often associated with disease or poisonous air
malarial region
(literary) remote and disease-prone areas in Southwest China traditionally used as places of exile
penal exile
(literary) a form of punishment in imperial China involving permanent military service in remote border regions

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0.027 per million

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