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Character · Noun · Adjective

rickets; bent; emaciated

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

disease of bent limbs or torso; rickets; skeletal deformity

literary

Refers to physical deformities such as bowlegs (genu varum), hunchback (kyphosis), or rickets.

Qí其
rén人
wāng尩
xiōng胸
tuó驼
bèi背
 ，
xíng行
bù步
jiān艰
nán难
 。

The man has a deformed chest and hunched back, walking with great difficulty.

Xiǎo小
ér儿
jiǔ久
huàn患
wāng尩
jìng胫
 ，
gǔ骨
ruǎn软
wú无
lì力
 。

The child has long suffered from bowlegs, with soft and weak bones.

2.

adjective

emaciated; thin and weak; frail

literary

Describes a person who is physically weak and underweight, often due to illness or poverty.

Jiǔ久
bìng病
chū初
yù愈
 ，
xíng形
róng容
wāng尩
shòu瘦
 。

Having just recovered from a long illness, he looks emaciated.

Lǎo老
rén人
shēn身
tǐ体
wāng尩
ruò弱
 ，
xū需
rén人
fú扶
chí持
 。

The old man is physically frail and needs support from others.