shān
痁
malaria (archaic)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
malaria; intermittent fever; ague (in ancient medical texts)
archaicAn archaic medical term found in classical Chinese texts such as 《左传》 and 《本草纲目》. Modern Chinese uses 疟疾 (nüèji) instead. Often refers specifically to intermittent fevers with chills.
Shān痁
，
hán寒
rè热
bìng病
yě也
。
Shān is a disease of alternating chills and fever.
Gǔ古
rén人
suǒ所
wèi谓
shān痁
jí疾
，
jí即
jīn今
zhī之
nüè疟
ji疾
。
What the ancients called shān illness is today's malaria.
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《
Zuǒ左
zhuàn传
》
jì记
zǎi载
Qí齐
hóu侯
huàn患
shān痁
。
The Zuo Zhuan records that the Marquis of Qi suffered from malaria.