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

Définition

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)

Exemples

  • 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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