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顽疾

wán jí

2-character word Traditional 頑疾

What 顽疾 means

1. stubborn illness; chronic disease
2. (fig.) deep-seated problem; systemic issue

The characters in 顽疾

• 顽wánmischievous; obstinate; to play
• 疾jí(bound form) disease; ailment; (bound form) swift; (literary) to hate; to abhor

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