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二噁英

简二𫫇英 · 繁二噁英

Mandarin · pinyin èr è yīng

dioxin

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二: èr · two; twice
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英: yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
𫫇: è · nastiness; nauseate: sickening

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4–4–1 · er4 e4 ying1

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noun

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, organic chemistry) dioxin

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