症 候

zhèng hòudictionary entry

illness / disease

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

症候症候 [zheng4 hou4] /illness/disease/

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Reference information

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Character information

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症
zhèng
disease / illness
zhēng
abdominal tumor / bowel obstruction / (fig.) sticking point
候
hòu
to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days

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