患 (waan6) — suffer from; contract; get (sick) in Cantonese
waanˍ₆患Mandarin Pinyin: huan4
Meaning of 患
nounsuffer from; contract; get (sick)
nounworry; be swayed by
nounillness; suffering; adversity
nountrouble; peril; disaster
Example Sentences with 患
與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.
本港男子罹患新流感情況危殆
Hong Kong man suffering from H1N1 in critical condition
keoiˏ₅佢leiˍ₆罹waanˍ₆患cungˏ₅重beng6.病。
He contracted a serious illness.
niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種bengˍ₆病jiˍ₆易leiˍ₆罹waan6.患。
This disease is easily contracted.
siuˊ²小samˉ¹心leiˍ₆罹waanˍ₆患gamˊ²感maau6.冒。
Be careful not to catch a cold.
Words Containing 患
患者waan6 ze2
a patient; a sufferer
有備無患jau5 bei6 mou4 waan6
to prepare something for something unpredictable
後患hau6 waan6
future problems
患上waan6 soeng5
bout; contract, "get" (an illness)
疾患zat6 waan6
illness; disease
心腹大患sam1 fuk1 daai6 waan6
a hidden peril or calamity
患難waan6 naan6
trials and tribulations
患病者waan6 beng6 ze2
a patient; person suffering (from a disease or poisoning)
禍患wo6 waan6
calamity; harm; disaster
患有waan6 jau5
suffer
罹患lei4 waan6
to suffer (from an illness); to fall ill
人滿之患jan4 mun5 zi1 waan6
disasters or issues caused by overcrowding
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