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Jyutping beng6 gan1
Pinyin bìng gēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. an incompletely cured illness
  2. an old complaint
  3. the root cause of trouble
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    lingering effect of an incompletely cured disease; old symptom complaint
    (syn.) 病底, 病母
    • 這是當時坐月子落下的病根。
      这是当时坐月子落下的病根。
      zhè shì dāng shí zuò yuè zi lào xià de bìng gēn .
      This symptom is caused by the previous improper postpartum care that she received.
  2. noun, figuratively
    root cause of trouble
  3. noun
    root cause of a disease; source of disease
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这是当时坐月子落下的病根。
    這是當時坐月子落下的病根。
    zhè shì dāng shí zuò yuè zi lào xià de bìng gēn .
    • This symptom is caused by the previous improper postpartum care that she received.