病根

Chinese

 
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
radical (chem.); root; basis
simp. and trad.
(病根)

Pronunciation


Noun

病根

  1. root cause of a disease; source of disease
  2. lingering effect of an incompletely cured disease; old symptom complaint
    當時坐月子病根 [MSC, trad.]
    当时坐月子病根 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shì dāngshí zuòyuèzi lào xià de bìnggēn. [Pinyin]
    This symptom is caused by the previous improper postpartum care that she received.
  3. (figuratively) root cause of trouble

Synonyms

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