脚气 (jiǎ) — athlete's foot (colloquial); beriberi (medical)

Definition

The colloquial 脚气 means 'athlete's foot' (itchy foot fungus); the older medical sense 'beriberi' is a different condition caused by vitamin deficiency. In modern speech 脚气 almost always means athlete's foot.

noun

athlete's foot (colloquial)beriberi (medical)

Examples

脚气，。
Wǒ zuì jìn dé le jiǎ, jiǎo hěn yǎng.
I recently got athlete's foot, and my feet are very itchy.
，脚气。
Guò qù chuán shàng quē shǎo xīn xiān shū cài, hěn duō shuǐ shǒu dé le jiǎ.
In the past, ships lacked fresh vegetables, and many sailors got beriberi.
脚气，。
Yī shēng shuō wǒ zhè bú shì jiǎ, shì pǔ tōng de pí fū guò mǐn.
The doctor said I don't have athlete's foot; it's just a common skin allergy.

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