新冠肺炎

Mandarin · pinyin xīn guān fèi yán

Meanings

  1. COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019
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新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
冠
guān · cap, crown, headgear
肺
fèi · lungs
炎
yán · flame, blaze; hot
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1–1–4–2 · xin1 guan1 fei4 yan2

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noun

  1. (pathology, virology, chiefly Mainland China, Hong Kong) COVID-19

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