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加護病房

简加护病房 · 繁加護病房

Mandarin · pinyin jiā hù bìng fáng

(Tw) intensive care unit (ICU)

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
護: Look up this written character
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
护: hù · protect, guard, defend, shelter

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1–4–4–2 · jia1 hu4 bing4 fang2

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noun

(Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia) intensive care unit; ICU
(Hong Kong) high dependency unit

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