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乳酸菌

Mandarin · pinyin rǔ suān jūn

lactic acid bacteria

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乳: rǔ · breast, nipples; milk, suckle
酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe

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3–1–1 · ru3 suan1 jun1

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jyu5 syun1 kwan2

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noun

(bacteriology) lactic acid bacteria, especially Lactobacillus

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