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病友

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Chinese

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ailment; illness; disease
ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect
 
friend
simp. and trad.
(病友)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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病友

  1. wardmate; friend made while staying at a hospital; (in general) fellow disease patient; person with whom one shares a medical condition

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
びょう
Grade: 3
ゆう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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Sinitic compound of (byō, sick) +‎ (, friend). Compare Mandarin 病友 (bìngyǒu, wardmate; a friend made in hospital).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(びょう)(ゆう) (byōyūびやういう (byauiu)?

  1. a sick friend, a friend who is ill
  2. different people who have the same disease (not necessarily friends)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN