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日本腦炎

简日本脑炎 · 繁日本腦炎

Mandarin · pinyin Rì běn nǎo yán

Japanese encephalitis

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
腦: Look up this written character
炎: yán · flame, blaze; hot
脑: nǎo · brain

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4–3–3–2 · Ri4 ben3 nao3 yan2

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Japanese encephalitis

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