癆

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: lao5
POJ: lâu
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: tuberculosis
癆

Two etymology blocks share this reading with divergent senses (tuberculosis vs. archaic/dialectal 'to poison' / 'painful'); the widely recognized 'tuberculosis' sense was chosen.

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