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撲熱息痛

简扑热息痛 · 繁撲熱息痛

Mandarin · pinyin pū rè xī tòng

paracetamol (loanword)

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熱: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
扑: pū · pound, beat, strike; attack
热: rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal

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1–4–1–4 · pu1 re4 xi1 tong4

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pok3 jit6 sik1 tung2

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noun

(pharmacology) paracetamol; acetaminophen

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