性疾病

Mandarin · pinyin xìng jí bìng

Meanings

  1. sexually transmitted disease; venereal disease
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性
xìng · nature, character, sex
疾
jí · illness, disease, sickness; to hate
病
bìng · illness, sickness, disease
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4–2–4 · xing4 ji2 bing4

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