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捏脊治療

简捏脊治疗 · 繁捏脊治療

Mandarin · pinyin niē jǐ zhì liáo

chiropractic (medicine)

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捏: niē · pick with fingers; knead; mold
脊: jǐ · spine, backbone; ridge
治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
療: Look up this written character
疗: liáo · be healed, cured, recover

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1–3–4–2 · nie1 ji3 zhi4 liao2

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nip6 zek3 zi6 liu4

Cantonese word readings for 捏脊治療. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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