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小兒科

简小儿科 · 繁小兒科

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo ér kē

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
科: kē · section, department, science
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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3–2–1 · xiao3 er2 ke1

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siu2 ji4 fo1

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noun

(medicine) paediatrics (branch of medicine that deals with treatment of children)
(figurative, colloquial) insignificant thing; trivial thing
(figurative) child's play; piece of cake
(humorous) miser

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