scurvy in Chinese
scurvy in Chinese is 壞血病 — scurvy means a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, causing bleeding gums, loose teeth, and skin spots.
scurvy in Chinese
壞血病
Pronounced: huài xuè bìng
(uncountable, disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes; (countable, obsolete) an occurrence of this disease.
What does "scurvy" mean?
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noun A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, causing bleeding gums, loose teeth, and skin spots.
"Sailors on long voyages once suffered terribly from scurvy before citrus fruit became standard rations."
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adjective Mean, despicable, or contemptible.
"That was a scurvy trick to play on your own brother."
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scurvy in a sentence
- Sailors on long voyages once suffered terribly from scurvy before citrus fruit became standard rations.
- That was a scurvy trick to play on your own brother.
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What is "scurvy" in Chinese?
"scurvy" in Chinese is 壞血病. scurvy means: A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, causing bleeding gums, loose teeth, and skin spots.
How do you pronounce 壞血病?
"scurvy" in Chinese is 壞血病, pronounced "huài xuè bìng".
How do you use "scurvy" in a sentence?
Example: "Sailors on long voyages once suffered terribly from scurvy before citrus fruit became standard rations." In Chinese, "scurvy" is 壞血病.
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