羊角风

羊角風
yángjiǎofēng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 epilepsy

Examples

HSK 2
Tā xiǎoshíhou dé guo yángjiǎofēng.
He had epilepsy as a child.
HSK 7-9
Tā tūrán dǎo zài dìshang chōuchù, pángbiān de rén shuō tā fàn le yángjiǎofēng.
He suddenly fell to the ground in convulsions, and the people nearby said he was having an epileptic fit.

Tips

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羊角风 is a folk name, also said 羊痫风 or 羊癫风; doctors and formal writing use 癫痫. Despite the name it has nothing to do with horns: it is most likely a variant of 羊痫风, traditionally explained by the cry some people give during a seizure, likened to a goat's bleat.

Stroke Order

羊 yáng
角 jiǎo
风 fēng