Chinese edit

epidemic; plague
 
ailment; illness; disease
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
simp. and trad.
(疫病)
anagram 病疫

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

疫病

  1. epidemic (widespread disease)

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
えき
Grade: S
びょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(えき)(びょう) (ekibyōえきびやう (ekibyau)?

  1. epidemic (widespread disease)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
やく
Grade: S
びょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(やく)(びょう) (yakubyōやくびやう (yakubyau)?

  1. epidemic (widespread disease)
    (やく)(びょう)退(たい)(さん)
    Yakubyō taisan!
    Pestilence, be gone!

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

疫病

  1. chữ Hán form of dịch bệnh (epidemic).