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潰膿

简溃脓 · 繁潰膿

Mandarin · pinyin huì nóng

(of a sore etc) to fester; to ulcerate

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溃: kuì · flooding river; militarily defeat
脓: nóng · pus

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4–2 · hui4 nong2

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kui2 nung4

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verb

(of a sore etc.) to fester; to ulcerate

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