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Meaning of 癞

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(Trad.: 癩)
Pinyin: lài
English Definition: scabies; skin disease
Chinese Definition:
①麻风病。
②癣疥等皮肤病:癞子。癞皮狗(喻不要脸的人)。
③表皮凸凹不平或有斑点的:癞瓜(即“苦瓜”)。癞蛤蟆。
Total strokes: 18; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (sickness) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from upper left
    • [ ] sickness, disease
    • [ lài ] to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor
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Example Words
癞蛤蟆 lài ma toad
癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 lài ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom); fig. to try to punch above one's weight
癞皮病 lài bìng pellagra; scabies
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Example Sentences
1
I happened to grow the toad skin melons in summer.
2
It is pleasant to enjoy the orange flesh toads in winter.
3
There's no pot so ugly it can't find a lid.
4
The incident was masterminded by the Dalai clique.
5
The clever fox jumped up the lazy dog.