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嚥下困難

简咽下困难 · 繁嚥下困難

Mandarin · pinyin yàn xià kùn nán

dysphagia (medicine)

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嚥: Look up this written character
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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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4–4–4–2 · yan4 xia4 kun4 nan2

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jin3 haa6 kwan3 naan4

Cantonese word readings for 嚥下困難. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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