痿疾
Chinese
| atrophy | sickness; disease; hate sickness; disease; hate; envy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (痿疾) | 痿 | 疾 | |
| simp. #(痿疾) | 痿 | 疾 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wěijí
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wěijí
- Wade–Giles: wei3-chi2
- Yale: wěi-jí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeijyi
- Palladius: вэйцзи (vɛjczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: 'jwe dzit
Noun
痿疾
- a disease characterized by atrophy or loss of function in the limbs; atrophic disorder; paralytic disease
- (specifically) erectile dysfunction; impotence
- 太宗晚年,痿疾不能內御,諸弟姬人有懷孕者,輒取以入宮,及生男,皆殺其母,而以與六宮所愛者養之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 《宋書·明帝陳昭華》
- Tàizōng wǎnnián, wěijí bùnéng nèiyù, zhū dì jīrén yǒu huáiyùn zhě, zhé qǔ yǐ rùgōng, jí shēng nán, jiē shā qí mǔ, ér yǐ yǔ liùgōng suǒ ài zhě yǎng zhī. [Pinyin]
- In his later years, Emperor Taizong (Emperor Ming of Song suffered from impotence and was unable to have relations with his consorts. Whenever any of his brothers' concubines became pregnant, he would bring them into the palace. If they gave birth to boys, he would have their mothers killed and have the children raised by whichever consorts in the six palaces were willing.
太宗晚年,痿疾不能内御,诸弟姬人有怀孕者,辄取以入宫,及生男,皆杀其母,而以与六宫所爱者养之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (specifically) erectile dysfunction; impotence
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 痿 | 疾 |
| い Hyōgai |
しつ Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
痿疾 • (ishitsu) ←ゐしつ (wisitu)?
- a disease in which the hands and feet are paralyzed and unable to move freely; paralytic disease; limb paralysis
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 痿 | 疾 |
Noun
痿疾 • (wijil) (hangeul 위질)
- hanja form? of 위질