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