梅毒

Chinese

plum flower poison; narcotics
simp. and trad.
(梅毒)

Etymology

Named after the ulcer which is similar to plum or yangmei.

Pronunciation


Noun

梅毒

  1. syphilis

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ばい
Grade: 4
どく
Grade: 4
kan’on goon

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

梅毒 (hiragana ばいどく, rōmaji baidoku)

  1. syphilis
    Synonym: 瘡毒 (sōdoku)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

梅毒 (maedok, McCune-Reischauer: maedok, Yale: maytok) (hangeul 매독)

  1. Hanja form? of 매독 (syphilis).
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