gù​jí

chronic illness

  • created reference approved 痼疾 → 沉疴/沉痾 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    痼疾 gù​jí

    沉疴 / 沉痾 chén​kē

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 痼疾 · gù​jí · chronic illness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    痼疾

    gù​jí

    chronic illness

    a chronic or long-standing disease that is difficult to cure

    痼 (literal) → 痼 · gù · chronic 疾 (literal) → 疾 · jí · disease

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 痼疾 · gù​jí · deep-rooted problem — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    痼疾

    gù​jí

    deep-rooted problem

    a long-standing vice or deep-rooted social problem that is difficult to fix

    痼 (literal) → 痼 · gù · inveterate 疾 (literal) → 疾 · jí · suffering

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