外分泌腺

Mandarin · pinyin wài fēn mì xiàn

Meanings

  1. exocrine gland
  2. gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva)
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外
wài · out, outside, external; foreign
分
fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
泌
mì · to seep out, excrete
腺
xiàn · gland
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4–1–4–4 · wai4 fen1 mi4 xian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngoi6 fan1 bei3 sin3

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ngoi6 fan1 bei3 sin3

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外分泌腺 · wai4 fen1 mi4 xian4
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Exact source record外分泌腺 外分泌腺 [wai4 fen1 mi4 xian4] /exocrine gland/gland producing external secretion (e.g. saliva)/