syphilis (dialectal/historical)
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syphilis (a sexually transmitted disease)
dialectA historical and dialectal term for syphilis, so called because the skin lesions resemble bayberries (杨梅). Now largely replaced by 梅毒 in modern standard medical Chinese.
Jiù旧
shí时
mín民
jiān间
cháng常
bǎ把
méi梅
dú毒
jiào叫
zuò做
yáng杨
méi梅
chuāng疮
。
In old times, people commonly called syphilis 'yangmeichuang'.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
zhèng症
yīn因
qí其
zhěn疹
zhuàng状
sì似
yáng杨
méi梅
ér而
dé得
míng名
yáng杨
méi梅
chuāng疮
。
This disease was named 'yangmeichuang' because its rash resembles bayberries.
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Zhōng中
yī医
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
zhì治
liáo疗
yáng杨
méi梅
chuāng疮
de的
fāng方
jì剂
。
Ancient Chinese medical texts recorded prescriptions for treating syphilis.