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口眼歪斜

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu yǎn wāi xié

facial nerve paralysis

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
歪: wāi · slant; inclined; askew, awry
斜: xié · slanting, sloping, inclined

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3–3–1–2 · kou3 yan3 wai1 xie2

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