沉痾
chén​kē

chronic illness

  • created sense approved 沉疴/沉痾 · chén​kē · chronic illness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉疴 / 沉痾

    chén​kē

    chronic illness

    (literary) severe and lingering illness that has gone uncured for a long time

    chén'ē

    沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · deep 疴 (literal) → 疴/痾 · kē · illness

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  • created sense approved 沉疴/沉痾 · chén​kē · deep-rooted problem — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沉疴 / 沉痾

    chén​kē

    deep-rooted problem

    (figurative) deep-rooted problem or longstanding issue that is difficult to resolve

    chén'ē

    沉 (literal) → 沉 · chén · deep 疴 (literal) → 疴/痾 · kē · illness

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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