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手足口病

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu zú kǒu bìng

hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children

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手: shǒu · hand
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease

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3–2–3–4 · shou3 zu2 kou3 bing4

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sau2 zuk1 hau2 beng6

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noun

(pathology) hand, foot and mouth disease

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