measles (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
measles (a viral disease)
dialectDialectal term. The standard Mandarin term is '麻疹 (mázhěn)'.
Hái孩
zi子
chū出
cù花
zi了
，
le得
děi在
zài家
jiā休
xiū息
。
The child has come down with measles and needs to rest at home.
Guò过
qù去
cūn村
lǐ里
yī一
nào闹
cù花
，
zi好
hǎo多
duō小
xiǎo孩
hái都
dōu病
bìng倒
。
In the past, when measles broke out in the village, many children fell ill.
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Lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
rén人
kě可
néng能
hái还
xí习
guàn惯
jiào叫
cù花
zi子
。
Older generations might still be accustomed to calling it 'cùzi'.