瘨 (diān) - To suffer from illness or calamity & madness

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瘨 · diān

To suffer from illness or calamity;

madness;

to inflict suffering;

also used in classical texts to mean extreme suffering or distress.

To suffer from illness or calamitymadnessto inflict suffering

Usage highlights

madnessaffliction and sufferingcalamity and illnessextreme distressto suffer from madness

Synonyms

  • 癫— madness, insanity
  • 狂— mad, frantic
  • 疾— illness, disease

Antonyms

  • 康— health, well-being
  • 安— peace, safety

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The patient suffers from madness (瘨狂).
  • The region was afflicted by calamity (瘨瘼).
  • In ancient texts, it described extreme suffering (民之瘨瘼).

Collocations

  • madness(瘨狂)
  • affliction and suffering(瘨瘼)
  • calamity and illness(瘨疾)
  • extreme distress(瘨痍)
  • to suffer from madness(瘨眩)

Idioms

  • Suffering from madness and confusion(瘨眩)
  • The people's afflictions and sufferings(民之瘨瘼)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese medical and literary texts to describe severe mental or physical suffering.
  • Rare in modern usage, primarily encountered in historical or specialized contexts.
  • Sometimes used interchangeably with 癫 in certain classical texts to denote madness.

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