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新型冠狀病毒

简新型冠状病毒 · 繁新型冠狀病毒

Mandarin · pinyin xīn xíng guān zhuàng bìng dú

novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19)

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
型: xíng · pattern, model, type; law; mold
冠: guān · cap, crown, headgear
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病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
毒: dú · poison, venom; poisonous
状: zhuàng · form; appearance; shape; official

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1–2–1–4–4–2 · xin1 xing2 guan1 zhuang4 bing4 du2

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