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功夫流感

Mandarin · pinyin gōng fu liú gǎn

Chinese translation of "kung flu", a term used by US President Trump in 2020 to refer to COVID-19 as a "Chinese" disease

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功: gōng · achievement, merit, good result
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
感: gǎn · feel, perceive, emotion

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1–5–2–3 · gong1 fu5 liu2 gan3

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