Chinese

毛病

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ piŋ⁵¹/
defects in a horse's hair; abnormality in the fur colour of domestic animals
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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Origin

“Defects in a horse's hair” (Song dynasty) > “fault; defect; problem; disease” (Song dynasty).

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Lineage

  • characterChinese毛 “hair (of humans or animals); fur; feather (Classifier: 根 m; 條／条 c; 支 mn)”
  • characterChinese病 “illness; sickness; disease”
    • meaningChinese疒 “to be ill”
    • soundChinese丙 “the third of the ten heavenly stems”

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