久病 [－－]

Jyutping gau2 beng6
Pinyin jiǔ bìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. my old illness
  2. chronic condition
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    long illness
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    医生虽然已经竭尽全力，但不久病人还是死了。
    醫生雖然已經竭盡全力，但不久病人還是死了。
    yī shēng suī rán yǐ jīng jié jìn quán lì ， dàn bù jiǔ bìng rén hái shi sǐ le 。
    • All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢做药煲做咗十年有多，药性、副作用知得一清二楚，已经久病成医。
    佢做藥煲做咗十年有多，藥性、副作用知得一清二楚，已經久病成醫。
    keoi5 zou6 joek6 bou1 zou6 zo2 sap6 nin4 jau5 do1, joek6 sing3, fu3 zok3 jung6 zi1 dak1 jat1 cing1 ji6 co2, ji5 ging1 gau2 beng6 sing4 ji1.
    • Relying on medicine for his illness for more than ten years, he has become familiar with the nature and side effects of the medicine.
  2. Cantonese
    身健康比长命百岁重要，如果又老又病陀累家人，所谓「久病床前无孝子」，仲惨过死。
    身健康比長命百歲重要，如果又老又病陀累家人，所謂「久病牀前無孝子」，仲慘過死。
    • Having a health body is better than merely having long life, if you are old and sick, as "no son can always keep filial piety to the sick parent", it is even worst than death.