dàn

瘅

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional癉

illness; to hate

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

illness caused by overwork or exhaustion

literary

An archaic, literary term for a disease stemming from physical or mental fatigue.

Cháng长
qī期
yōu忧
sī思
 ，
kǒng恐
chéng成
láo劳
dàn瘅
 。

Prolonged worry and anxiety may lead to an illness from exhaustion.

Tā他
jī积
láo劳
chéng成
dàn瘅
 ，
yī一
bìng病
bù不
qǐ起
 。

He fell ill from accumulated overwork and could not get up from bed.

2.

verb

to hate; to detest; to abhor

literary

A classical, literary verb meaning to show intense hatred or condemnation. Commonly found in set phrases.

Zhāng彰
shàn善
dàn瘅
è恶
 ，
mín民
zhī之
biǎo表
yě也
 。

Praising the good and condemning the evil is the model for the people.

Qí其
wén文
zhí直
 ，
qí其
shì事
hé核
 ，
bù不
xū虚
měi美
 ，
bù不
yǐn隐
è恶
 ，
gù故
wèi谓
zhī之
shí实
lù录
 ，
yì亦
dàn瘅
è恶
zhī之
yì义
yě也
 。

His writing is straightforward, his facts are verified; he does not embellish the good nor conceal the evil; therefore it is called a truthful record, which is also the principle of condemning evil.