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十二指腸

简十二指肠 · 繁十二指腸

Mandarin · pinyin shí èr zhǐ cháng

duodenum

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十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
二: èr · two; twice
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
腸: Look up this written character
肠: cháng · intestines; emotions; sausage

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2–4–3–2 · shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2

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sap6 ji6 zi2 coeng4

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noun

(anatomy) duodenum

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