沉痼

chéngù
  1. chronic illness
  2. fig. deeply entrenched problem

CEDICT

  1. (literary, figurative) incurable bad habit
  2. (literary, literal) chronic disease
  3. chronic disease
  4. incurable bad habit

Wiktionary

  1. 積久不癒的病。
  2. 比喻積久難改的惡習弊端。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 沉 chén variant of 沉 chén
=1 沉 chén
  1. to submerge
  2. to immerse
  3. to sink
  4. to keep down
  5. to lower
  6. to drop
  7. deep
  8. profound
  9. heavy
2 痼 gù
  1. obstinate disease
  2. (of passion, hobbies) long-term

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慢性疾病 mànxìngjíbìng
  1. chronic illness
  2. disease that takes effect slowly
老毛病 lǎomáobìng
  1. chronic illness
  2. old weakness
  3. chronic problem