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乙型腦炎

简乙型脑炎 · 繁乙型腦炎

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ xíng nǎo yán

Japanese encephalitis, aka epidemic encephalitis B

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乙: yǐ · second; 2nd heavenly stem
型: xíng · pattern, model, type; law; mold
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炎: yán · flame, blaze; hot
脑: nǎo · brain

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3–2–3–2 · yi3 xing2 nao3 yan2

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noun

(pathology) Japanese encephalitis

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