生病 shēng bìng to fall ill syn 得病 dé bìng to fall ill / to contract a disease syn 拘束 jū shù to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent syn 发病 發病 fā bìng (of an illness) to occur / (of a person) to get sick / to fall ill / onset (of a medical condition) syn 恶感 惡感 è gǎn malice / ill will 病倒 bìng dǎo to fall ill / to be stricken with an illness syn 克星 剋星 kè xīng nemesis / bane / fated to be ill-matched 患病 huàn bìng to fall ill syn 油水 yóu shuǐ grease / profit / ill-gotten gains 拘泥 jū nì to be a stickler for formalities / to rigidly adhere to / to cling to / constrained / ill at ease syn 不善 bù shàn bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive syn 濒危 瀕危 bīn wēi endangered (species) / in imminent danger / critically ill syn 横财 橫財 hèng cái easy money / windfall / ill-gotten gains / undeserved fortune / illegal profit syn 犯病 fàn bìng to fall ill syn 病危 bìng wēi to be critically ill / to be terminally ill syn 弥留 彌留 mí liú seriously ill and about to die syn 分赃 分贓 fēn zāng to share the booty / to divide ill-gotten gains syn 凶兆 xiōng zhào ill omen syn 不义之财 不義之財 bù yì zhī cái ill-gotten wealth or gains syn 命苦 mìng kǔ to be born under an ill star syn 凶多吉少 兇多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious / everything points to disaster syn 惨白 慘白 cǎn bái deathly pale syn 芥蒂 jiè dì an obstruction / barrier / ill-feeling / grudge syn 卧病 臥病 wò bìng ill in bed / bed-ridden syn 危重 wēi zhòng critically ill syn 煞白 shà bái deathly white syn 褒贬 褒貶 bāo biǎn to appraise / to pass judgment on / to speak ill of / praise and censure / appraisal syn 忌口 jì kǒu abstain from certain food (as when ill) / avoid certain foods / be on a diet syn 一病不起 yī bìng bù qǐ to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom) 抱病 bào bìng to be ill / to be in poor health syn 不舒服 bù shū fu unwell / feeling ill / to feel uncomfortable / uneasy 有病 yǒu bìng to be ill / (coll.) to be not right in the head syn 不自在 bù zì zai uneasy / ill at ease 病死 bìng sǐ to fall ill and die / to die of illness 死寂 sǐ jì deathly stillness 罹患 lí huàn to suffer (from an illness) / to fall ill 病重 bìng zhòng seriously ill syn 重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) syn 霉运 霉運 méi yùn ill luck / misfortune 作践 作踐 zuò jiàn to ill-use / to humiliate / to degrade / to ruin / also pr. [zuo2 jian4] syn 积劳成疾 積勞成疾 jī láo chéng jí to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom) / to fall ill from constant overwork syn 危重病人 wēi zhòng bìng rén critically ill patient 病 bìng illness / CL:場|场[chang2] / disease / to fall ill / defect syn 闹 鬧 nào noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke syn 心神不宁 心神不寧 xīn shén bù níng to feel ill at ease syn 射影 shè yǐng (geometry) projection / (Chinese mythology) creature that spits sand to make people ill 粗率 cū shuài rough / coarse / crude / without due care / ill-considered syn 谤 謗 bàng to slander / to defame / to speak ill of syn 招魂 zhāo hún to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill / (fig.) to resurrect (an old system etc) 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ignorant and inexperienced / ill-informed and narrow-minded syn 局促不安 jú cù bù ān ill at ease / uncomfortable syn 一念之差 yī niàn zhī chā momentary slip / false step / ill-considered action syn 欠安 qiàn ān ill (euphemism) syn 惨变 慘變 cǎn biàn calamitous turn of events / (of one's complexion) to change markedly due to shock, illness etc / to turn deathly pale 受病 shòu bìng to fall ill syn 心神不安 xīn shén bù ān to feel ill at ease syn 病急乱投医 病急亂投醫 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis 塞翁失马 塞翁失馬 sài wēng shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good 塞翁失马安知非福 塞翁失馬安知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good / also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福 救焚益薪 jiù fén yì xīn add firewood to put out the flames (idiom) / fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse / to add fuel to the fire 流年不利 liú nián bù lì the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom) / an unlucky year 贫病交加 貧病交加 pín bìng jiāo jiā poverty compounded by ill health (idiom) syn 塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good 北叟失马 北叟失馬 běi sǒu shī mǎ lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good 病包儿 病包兒 bìng bāo r a person who is always falling ill / chronic invalid syn 痯 guǎn ill-looking 痻 mín to be ill 瘏 tú be injured / ill (of animals) 来者不善，善者不来 來者不善，善者不來 lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom). / Be careful not to trust foreigners. / Beware of Greeks bearing gifts! 北洋水师 北洋水師 běi yáng shuǐ shī north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan) 孤陋 gū lòu ignorant / ill-informed 孽缘 孽緣 niè yuán ill-fated relationship 拘挛 拘攣 jū luán cramps / muscular spasm / fig. constrained / ill at ease 殗殜 yè dié somewhat ill, but still able to sit up 泡病号 泡病號 pào bìng hào to dilly-dally on the pretence of being ill / to malinger 无状 無狀 wú zhuàng insolence / insolent / ill-mannered 无病自灸 無病自灸 wú bìng zì jiǔ lit. to prescribe moxibustion for oneself when not ill / to cause oneself trouble with superfluous action 煽阴风 煽陰風 shān yīn fēng to raise an ill wind 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng All the ill effects appear. (idiom) 笃病 篤病 dǔ bìng seriously ill / critical 绵惙 綿惙 mián chuò critically ill 违和 違和 wéi hé unwell / indisposed / out of sorts / euphemism or honorific for ill 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 黃鼠狼給雞拜年 huáng shǔ láng gěi jī bài nián Beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, they are sure to be ill-intentioned. (idiom) 站不住脚 站不住腳 zhàn bu zhù jiǎo ill-founded / groundless 因精神病被拘禁者的权利会期工作组 Sessional Working Group on the Rights of Persons Detained on the Grounds of Mental Ill-Health 保护精神病患者宣言 保護精神病患者宣言 bǎo hù jīng shén bìng huàn zhě xuān yán Declaration on the Protection of Mentally-Ill Persons 重病号 重病號 seriously ill 重病号名单 重病號名單 seriously ill list 病危名单 病危名單 very seriously ill list 好心倒做了驴肝肺 好心倒做了驢肝肺 hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fēi lit. to mistake good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs (idiom) / fig. to mistake good intentions for ill intent 狗咬吕洞宾，不识好人心 狗咬呂洞賓，不識好人心 gǒu yǎo lǚ dòng bīn , bù shí hǎo rén xīn a dog biting Lü Dongbin (idiom) / to ill reward a person's kindness 邪财 邪財 xié cái windfall / easy money / ill-gotten gains syn 病病殃殃 bìng bing yāng yāng seriously ill / in fragile health 病笃 病篤 bìng dǔ critically ill / on one's deathbed syn 粗鲁不文 粗魯不文 cū lǔ bù wén crude and ill-educated (idiom) 上眼药 上眼藥 shàng yǎn yào to apply eye drops / (fig.) to speak ill of sb / to bad-mouth 先天不足，后天失调 先天不足，後天失調 xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life / (fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi (saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed 好心倒做了驴肝肺 好心倒做了驢肝肺 hǎo xīn dào zuò le lǘ gān fèi (idiom) to mistake good intentions for ill will 