病根

bìnggēn

an incompletely cured illness; an old complaint, the root cause of trouble

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the root cause of illness or trouble

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the root cause of illness or trouble

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bìng gēn

n. illness causation, cause of the disease, incompletely cured illness, old complaint, the root cause of a trouble

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an incompletely cured illness, an old complaint, the root cause of trouble

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病根

bìng gēn

（病源; 没有完全治好的旧病） the lingering effect of a chronic disease; an old complaint; an incompletely cured illness; cause of disease

（比喻能引起失败或灾祸的原因） the root cause of trouble:

他犯错误的病根在于私心太重。 His error stems from selfishness.

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病根|病根 [bìng gēn] ► an incompletely cured illness ► an old complaint ► the root cause of trouble