害人虫 — meaning in English
hài rén chóng
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English meaning
- bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
- blight noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- flail noun An old farming tool with a short swinging stick attached to a handle, used to beat grain loose from its husks.
- scourge noun A whip, especially one with several lashes, historically used to punish or torture.
Senses
害人虫 is used for these senses in English:
- bane (countable) A cause of misery or ruin.
- blight (pathology, dated) A diseased condition of the face or skin; specifically, bleeding under the conjunctiva of the eye, a form of skin rash, or a palsy of the face due to cold.
- flail A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- scourge A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.
- thresher (agriculture, historical) A now-obsolete hand tool for threshing, also called a flail.
blight — full definition
- noun A plant disease, often caused by fungus, that causes rapid browning and death of leaves or stems.
- noun Something that damages or holds back growth, development, or quality of life.
- verb To damage or spoil the growth or development of something.