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愛死病

简爱死病 · 繁愛死病

Mandarin · pinyin ài sǐ bìng

nonstandard, stigmatizing transliteration of "AIDS", now replaced by 艾滋病 ài zī bìng

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愛: ài · love, be fond of, like
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
爱: ài · love, be fond of, like

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4–3–4 · ai4 si3 bing4

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noun

(dated, Taiwan) Alternative name for 愛滋病／爱滋病 (àizībìng).

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