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天花病毒

Mandarin · pinyin tiān huā bìng dú

variola virus

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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
花: huā · flower; blossoms
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
毒: dú · poison, venom; poisonous

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1–1–4–2 · tian1 hua1 bing4 du2

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tin1 faa1 beng6 duk6

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