病根

Traditional form:

病根

Pinyin (reading):

bìnggēn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 病 - sickness, illness, disease
• 根 - root, basis, foundation

Traditional characters:

• 病 - sickness, illness, disease
• 根 - root, basis, foundation