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按診

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Mandarin · pinyin àn zhěn

palpation (as a method of examination)

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按: àn · put hand on, press down with hand
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诊: zhěn · examine patient, diagnose

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4–3 · an4 zhen3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

on3 can2

Cantonese word readings for 按診. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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