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吞嚥困難

简吞咽困难 · 繁吞嚥困難

Mandarin · pinyin tūn yàn kùn nán

dysphagia (medicine)

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吞: tūn · swallow; absorb, annex, engulf
嚥: Look up this written character
困: kùn · to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
難: Look up this written character
咽: yàn · throat; pharynx
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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1–4–4–2 · tun1 yan4 kun4 nan2

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noun

(medicine) difficulty swallowing; dysphagia

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