患
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Definitions
- 1. to suffer (from illness)
- 2. to contract (a disease)
- 3. misfortune
- 4. trouble
- 5. danger
- 6. worry
Words Containing 患
to contract (an illness)
to fall ill
patient; sufferer
a danger concealed within sth
do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
packed with people
zoonosis
injured person
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
foreign aggression
to tolerate is to abet
it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
heart disease
child victim of disaster or disease
to worry about personal gains and losses
person suffering (from a disease or poisoning)
afflicted part
trials and tribulations
a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
suffering
if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
Preparedness averts peril.
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
flooding; inundation
Sapindales
to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
illness
disaster
mental illness
to suffer (from an illness)
dissociative identity disorder
foreign invasion
doctor-patient
to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster
see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
having experienced much suffering
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later