病魔 (bìng mó) — (literary) serious illness; the demon of disease (metaphor for a severe, lingering sickness)
Definition
Literary metaphor for a serious, lingering illness — literally 'demon of disease.' Used in writing or formal speech (e.g. 与病魔作斗争), not in everyday conversation.
noun
(literary) serious illnessthe demon of disease (metaphor for a severe, lingering sickness)
Examples
- 病魔，病魔。Tā yǒng gǎn dì yǔ bìng mó zuò dòu zhēng, zhōng yú zhàn shèng le bìng mó.He fought bravely against the demon of disease and finally defeated it.
- 病魔。bìng mó Duó zǒu le tā fù qīn de xìng mìng.The serious illness took her father's life.
- 病魔，。Duō nián bèi bìng mó zhé mó, tā de shēn tǐ fēi cháng xū ruò.After years of being tormented by the disease demon, his body was extremely weak.
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