疯牛病

瘋牛病

fēngniúbìng

noun #12,401

Meanings

疯牛病曾在欧洲引起恐慌。

Fēngniúbìng céng zài Ōuzhōu yǐnqǐ kǒnghuāng.

Mad cow disease once caused panic across Europe.

为了防止疯牛病传播，许多国家禁止进口牛肉。

Wèile fángzhǐ fēngniúbìng chuánbō, xǔduō guójiā jìnzhǐ jìnkǒu niúròu.

To prevent the spread of mad cow disease, many countries banned beef imports.

memory

The name is straightforward: 疯 (crazy/mad) + 牛 (cow) + 病 (disease) — literally 'mad cow disease,' a direct calque from English.

疯 fēng

牛 niú

病 bìng