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2019冠狀病毒病

简 2019冠状病毒病 · 繁 2019冠狀病毒病

Mandarin · pinyin èr líng yī jiǔ guān zhuàng bìng dú bìng

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

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冠: guān · cap, crown, headgear
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病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
毒: dú · poison, venom; poisonous
状: zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official

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4–2–1–3–1–4–4–2–4 · er4 ling2 yi1 jiu3 guan1 zhuang4 bing4 du2 bing4

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