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新陳代謝

简 新陈代谢 · 繁 新陳代謝
Mandarin · pinyin xīn chén dài xiè

Meanings

  1. metabolism (biology)
  2. the new replaces the old (idiom)
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新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
陳
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代
dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
謝
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陈
chén · exhibit, display; plead; a surname
谢
xiè · thank; decline
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1–2–4–4 · xin1 chen2 dai4 xie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san1 can4 doi6 ze6

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san1 can4 doi6 ze6

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noun

  1. (physiology) metabolism
  2. (idiomatic) replacement of the old with the new

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