日本腦炎

简 日本脑炎 · 繁 日本腦炎
Mandarin · pinyin Rì běn nǎo yán

Meanings

  1. Japanese encephalitis
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日
rì · sun; day; daytime
本
běn · root, origin, source; basis
腦
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炎
yán · flame, blaze; hot
脑
nǎo · brain
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4–3–3–2 · Ri4 ben3 nao3 yan2

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jat6 bun2 nou5 jim4

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noun

  1. Japanese encephalitis

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