lóng

癃

Character · Adjective · Noun

frail; urinary retention

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

frail; weak; sickly; infirm

literary

Literary usage, typically appears in the compound 疲癃 to describe old and frail people.

Lǎo老
rén人
pí疲
lóng癃
 ，
xíng行
dòng动
bù不
biàn便
 。

The old man is frail and has difficulty moving around.

Tā他
yīn因
nián年
lǎo老
lóng癃
bìng病
 ，
bù不
dé得
bù不
wò卧
chuáng床
xiū休
xí息
 。

Due to old age and infirmity, he had to stay in bed and rest.

2.

noun

urinary retention; difficulty in urination; dribbling urinary block

technical

Traditional Chinese medical term referring to urinary blockage, retention of urine, or difficulty in urination. Often appears in the compound 癃闭.

Zhōng中
yī医
chēng称
zhī之
wéi为
lóng癃
bì闭
 。

Traditional Chinese medicine calls this urinary retention.

Huàn患
zhě者
chū出
xiàn现
lóng癃
bì闭
zhèng症
zhuàng状
 ，
xū需
yào要
jí及
shí时
zhì治
liáo疗
 。

The patient is showing symptoms of urinary retention and needs immediate treatment.

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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
lǎo老
nián年
xìng性
lóng癃
jí疾
 。

This is a type of senile urinary disorder.