èr​shù

illness

  • created sense approved 二竖/二豎 · èr​shù · illness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    二竖 / 二豎

    èr​shù

    illness

    (literary) illness or the demon of disease. This term refers to a legend in the ancient text [[左传|左傳|zuo3 zhuan4]] in which two young boys appeared in a sick duke's dream as personifications of his ailment.

    二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two 竖 (literal) → 竖/豎 · shù · servant

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