瘴 (zhàng) - Miasma — noxious vapors or poisonous air, especially
瘴 · zhàng
Miasma — noxious vapors or poisonous air, especially from swamps or marshes in tropical regions, believed to cause diseases like malaria.
Miasma — noxious vapors or poisonous air, especially
Usage highlights
miasmatic air/poisonmiasmatic disease/malariamiasmatic fogmiasmatic epidemicmiasmatic cloudsmiasmatic region
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The explorers feared the tropical miasma (瘴气).
- Malaria was historically attributed to miasma (瘴疠).
- The southern regions were known for their pestilential air (瘴雾).
- Ancient texts describe miasma as causing seasonal epidemics (瘴疫).
Collocations
- miasmatic air/poison(瘴气)
- miasmatic disease/malaria(瘴疠)
- miasmatic fog(瘴雾)
- miasmatic epidemic(瘴疫)
- miasmatic clouds(瘴云)
- miasmatic region(瘴乡)
Idioms
- Miasmatic clouds and pestilential rain(瘴雨蛮云)
- Miasmatic regions and barbarous lands(瘴乡恶土)
- Ursine roar and miasmatic rain(熊咆瘴雨)
Cultural background
FAQ- Historically associated with southern China's Lingnan region, where tropical diseases were misunderstood as poisonous air.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, miasma was considered an external pathogenic factor causing seasonal epidemics.
- Literary works often used 'miasma' to depict untamed, dangerous southern frontiers.