Chinese edit

slow sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (慢性)
simp. #(慢性)

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Adjective edit

慢性

  1. (medicine) chronic
    慢性腎炎難以自愈 [MSC, trad.]
    慢性肾炎难以自愈 [MSC, simp.]
    Mànxìng shènyán nányǐ zìyù. [Pinyin]
    Chronic nephritis rarely heals by itself.
    慢性疼痛  ―  mànxìng téngtòng  ―  chronic pain
    慢性精神疾病  ―  mànxìng jīngshén jíbìng  ―  chronic mental illness
  2. Synonym of 慢性子 (mànxìngzi, phlegmatic)

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
まん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun edit

(まん)(せい) (mansei

  1. (medicine) chronicity, inveteracy (a medical condition of extended duration)
  2. (generally): chronicity, inveteracy (a negative situation of extended duration)

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References edit

  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

慢性 (manseong) (hangeul 만성)

  1. Hanja form? of 만성 (chronicity; being chronic).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective edit

慢性

  1. chữ Hán form of mạn tính (chronic).