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燻蒸

简熏蒸 · 繁燻蒸

Mandarin · pinyin xūn zhēng

(of sultry weather) to be stifling
(TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs
to fumigate

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蒸: zhēng · steam; evaporate
熏: xūn · smoke, fog, vapor; smoke, cure

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1–1 · xun1 zheng1

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fan1 zing1

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