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不治之症

Mandarin · pinyin bù zhì zhī zhèng

incurable disease

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
症: zhèng · disease, illness, ailment

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4–4–1–4 · bu4 zhi4 zhi1 zheng4

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bat1 zi6 zi1 zing3

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(idiomatic) incurable disease

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