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早老性痴呆

Mandarin · pinyin zǎo lǎo xìng chī dāi

(coll.) Alzheimer's disease

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早: zǎo · early; soon; morning
老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
痴: chī · foolish, stupid, dumb, silly
呆: dāi · dull; dull-minded, simple, stupid

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3–3–4–1–1 · zao3 lao3 xing4 chi1 dai1

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