yàng

恙

Character · Noun

illness; sickness; ailment

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

illness; sickness; ailment (literary)

archaic

Literary term for illness, primarily used in set phrases and formal or polite inquiries about health. Commonly appears in idioms such as 安然无恙 (safe and sound) and 别来无恙 (I trust you have been well).

ǒu偶
rǎn染
wēi微
yàng恙

to occasionally contract a slight illness

ān安
rán然
wú无
yàng恙

safe and sound; completely unharmed

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guì贵
yàng恙
kě可
hǎo好
xiē些
le了
 ？

Has your honored illness improved? (polite inquiry)

bié别
lái来
wú无
yàng恙
 ？

I trust you have been well since we last met? (traditional greeting)

jīng经
cǐ此
yī一
jié劫
 ，
suǒ所
xìng幸
wú无
yàng恙
 。

Having gone through this calamity, fortunately he remained unharmed.