dān

瘅疟

Word · Noun · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional癉

malarial fever with high heat; detest

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

a type of malaria with high fever

technical

Specific to traditional Chinese medicine. Refers to a form of malaria marked by intense heat, irritability, thirst, and vomiting, but without chills.

Gǔ古
yī医
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
 ,
dān瘅
nüè疟
zhèng症
zhuàng状
xiōng凶
xiǎn险
 。

Ancient medical texts record that dan malaria has severe symptoms.

Tā他
huàn患
de的
sì似
hū乎
shì是
dān瘅
nüè疟
 ,
yī一
zhí直
gāo高
shāo烧
bù不
tuì退
 。

What he seems to have is dan malaria, with a persistent high fever.

2.

verb

to hate; to detest; to abhor

literary

Classical/literary usage, meaning to hate or abhor.

 《
Shī诗
Jīng经
 》
yǒu有
yán言
 :
 “
Xià下
mín民
zhī之
niè孽
 ,
fěi匪
jiàng降
zì自
tiān天
 ,
jiàn僭
tà沓
bèi背
zēng憎
 ,
zhí职
jìng竞
yóu由
rén人
 。
 ”

The Book of Songs says: 'The disasters of the common people do not descend from heaven; slander, gossip, betrayal, and hatred—all these competitions are due to men.' (Note: '背憎' contains the meaning of hatred).

zhāng彰
shàn善
dàn瘅
è恶

to praise good and denounce evil (a set phrase)

3.

adjective

overworked; exhausted from labor

literary

Describes illness caused by overwork or exhaustion, often found in classical texts.

Mín民
zú卒
liú流
wáng亡
 ,
wǒ我
jū居
yǔ圉
zú卒
huāng荒
……
……
bāng邦
mí靡
yǒu有
dìng定
 ,
shì士
mín民
qí其
dān瘅
 。

The people are all fleeing into exile, our borders are entirely desolate... The state has no stability, the officers and people are exhausted. (From the Book of Songs)