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抗菌藥

简抗菌药 · 繁抗菌藥

Mandarin · pinyin kàng jūn yào

antibacterial

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抗: kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe
藥: Look up this written character
药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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4–1–4 · kang4 jun1 yao4

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kong3 kwan2 joek6

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