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先天愚型

Mandarin · pinyin xiān tiān yú xíng

(old) Down syndrome; trisomy 21

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先: xiān · first, former, previous
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
愚: yú · stupid, doltish, foolish
型: xíng · pattern, model, type; law; mold

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1–1–2–2 · xian1 tian1 yu2 xing2

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sin1 tin1 jyu4 jing4

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noun

(pathology) Down's syndrome

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