疠 (lì) - plague & pestilence
疠 · lì
plague;
pestilence;
epidemic disease;
also refers to leprosy or other severe skin diseases.
plaguepestilenceepidemic disease
Usage highlights
plagueleprosypestilential qimalignant diseasepestilenceto prevent epidemics
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The plague (疠疫) ravaged the population.
- Leprosy (疠风) was once a greatly feared disease.
- Ancient texts describe pestilential qi (疠气) causing epidemics.
Collocations
- plague(疠疫)
- leprosy(疠风)
- pestilential qi(疠气)
- malignant disease(恶疠)
- pestilence(疫疠)
- to prevent epidemics(防疠)
Idioms
- Plague and pestilence run rampant(疠疫横行)
- To suffer from leprosy(身染疠疾)
Cultural background
FAQ- Historically associated with severe, often epidemic diseases, reflecting pre-modern medical understanding.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, '疠气' refers to a specific pathogenic factor causing epidemics with rapid onset and strong infectivity.
- The character's radical 疒 (sickness) directly indicates its association with disease.