mò

瘼

Character · Noun

illness; suffering

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

illness; disease; ailment

literary

A classical literary term for illness or disease, not used in modern everyday speech.

Wáng王
shì室
duō多
mò瘼
 。

The royal house suffered from many illnesses.

2.

noun

hardship; suffering; distress

literary

Used in classical texts to refer to the hardships or suffering of the people. Almost exclusively seen in the fixed phrase '民瘼'.

Guān关
xīn心
mín民
mò瘼
 。

To care about the suffering of the people.

Tǐ体
chá察
mín民
mò瘼
 。

To understand and observe the hardships of the populace.