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hủi

Pronunciation Northern /hṵj˧˩˧/ Central /huj˧˩˨/ Southern /huj˨˩˦/
leprosy
Noun
leprosy
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
leprosy Health, Diet & Medical CareTheme

A chronic infectious disease that causes serious damage to the skin and nerves, often leading to loss of feeling in the body.

vi Ngày nay, bệnh hủi đã có thể được chữa khỏi hoàn toàn nhờ y học.

en Nowadays, leprosy can be completely cured thanks to medicine.

Sense 2 Noun
person with leprosy Health, Diet & Medical CareTheme Usage derogatory

A term used to refer to an individual who is suffering from or being treated for a chronic disease called leprosy.

vi Những người hủi cần nhận được sự cảm thông và giúp đỡ của xã hội.

en People with leprosy need sympathy and help from society.

Parts
癐
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
癐
Candidates by syllable
hủi 癐(𤹾 / 𤻏)
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
hửi / húi / hụi
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Use
hắt hủi / hất hủi / Health, Diet & Medical Care
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