盤尼西林

简 盘尼西林 · 繁 盤尼西林
Mandarin · pinyin pán ní xī lín

Meanings

  1. (loanword) penicillin
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盤
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尼
ní · Buddhist nun; transliteration
西
xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
林
lín · forest, grove; surname
盘
pán · tray, plate, dish; examine
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2–2–1–2 · pan2 ni2 xi1 lin2

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pun4 nei4 sai1 lam4

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noun

  1. (pharmacology) penicillin

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