口蹄疫

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu tí yì

Meanings

  1. foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)
  2. aphthous fever
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口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
蹄
tí · hoof; horse
疫
yì · epidemic, plague, pestilence
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3–2–4 · kou3 ti2 yi4

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  1. (pathology) foot-and-mouth disease (Aphtae epizooticae, FMD)

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