殘廢

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See also: 残废

Chinese

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destroy; spoil; ruin
destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; incomplete; disabled
 
abolish; crippled
trad. (殘廢/殘癈) /
simp. (残废)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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殘廢

  1. cripple; disabled person

Usage notes

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Translating loosely as "useless cripple," this term is widely considered derogatory to disabled people, and has been replaced in official parlance in China with the more neutral term 殘疾残疾 (cánjí, “physically disabled”).

Hyponyms

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Verb

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殘廢

  1. to become crippled; to become disabled

Derived terms

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See also

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