Gǔdài shuǐshǒu chángqī chūhǎi, róngyì dé huàixuèbìng.
Sailors of old, on long voyages, easily came down with scurvy.
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Scurvy plagued long-distance sailors for centuries until British surgeon James Lind's 1747 trial showed citrus juice cured it — leading to British sailors' nickname 'limeys'. The cause (vitamin C) was only isolated in the 1930s.
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Literally 'bad-blood disease' — 坏 (bad) + 血 (blood) + 病 (disease). The name fits: gum bleeding and easy bruising are classic signs.
