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檢屍

简检尸 · 繁檢屍

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn shī

autopsy
necropsy
postmortem examination

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检: jiǎn · check; examine
尸: shī · corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44

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3–1 · jian3 shi1

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gim2 si1

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