Chinese

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

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Noun

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疫病

  1. epidemic (widespread disease)

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(えき)(びょう) (ekibyōえきびやう (ekibyau)?

  1. epidemic (widespread disease)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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

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

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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疫病

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