證候

Chinese

		certificate; proof; to prove certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm	wait
trad. (證候)		證	候
simp. (证候)		证	候

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhènghòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhènghòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhènghòu
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-hou⁴
    • Yale: jèng-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqhow
    • Palladius: чжэнхоу (čžɛnxou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

證候

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) symptom

   • 順利的生產有時還不免危險，稍有危難的證候便是有百死而無一生。 [MSC, trad.]
     顺利的生产有时还不免危险，稍有危难的证候便是有百死而无一生。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1929 October, 胡適 (Hu Shi),《慈幼的問題》

     Shùnlì de shēngchǎn yǒushí hái bùmiǎn wēixiǎn, shāo yǒu wēinàn de zhènghòu biànshì yǒu bǎi sǐ ér wú yī shēng. [Pinyin]

     Even a smooth childbirth is sometimes risky; a slightest symptom can lead to death.

Synonyms

• 症候 (zhènghòu) (non-TCM term)