消化腺

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo huà xiàn

Meanings

  1. digestive glands
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消
xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
化
huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
腺
xiàn · gland
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1–4–4 · xiao1 hua4 xian4

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noun

  1. digestive glands

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