láo

痨

Character · NounTraditional癆

consumptive disease; tuberculosis

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

consumptive disease; tuberculosis (TB); wasting disease

archaic

旧时医学词汇,常指肺结核等以身体消耗为特征的疾病。在口语和非正式语境中可能带有贬义色彩,表示使人精疲力竭的事情。

Zài在
kàng抗
shēng生
sù素
fā发
míng明
zhī之
qián前
 ,
fèi肺
láo痨
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
kě可
pà怕
de的
jí疾
bìng病
 。

Before the invention of antibiotics, tuberculosis was a dreadful disease.

Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
jiù就
dé得
le了
cháng肠
láo痨
 ,
shēn身
tǐ体
yī一
zhí直
hěn很
xū虚
ruò弱
 。

He contracted intestinal tuberculosis when he was young and has been very weak ever since.

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Mín民
jiān间
piān偏
fāng方
lǐ里
tí提
dào到
yòng用
mǒu某
xiē些
cǎo草
yào药
zhì治
liáo疗
gān干
xuè血
láo痨
 。

Folk remedies mention using certain herbs to treat dry-blood consumption.

2.

noun

draining or exhausting situation (figurative)

informal

现代汉语中,有时用于比喻极度消耗体力或精力,让人感到疲惫不堪的事情。

Zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
láo痨
 ,
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
lèi累
dé得
bù不
xíng行
 。

This job is truly exhausting; I'm worn out every day.

Zhào照
gù顾
nà那
gè个
táo淘
qì气
de的
hái孩
zi子
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
gè个
xīn心
láo痨
 。

Taking care of that naughty child is simply a heart-draining chore.