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母子垂直感染

Mandarin · pinyin mǔ zǐ chuí zhí gǎn rǎn

mother-to-infant transmission

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母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
垂: chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
感: gǎn · feel, perceive, emotion
染: rǎn · dye; be contagious; infect

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3–3–2–2–3–3 · mu3 zi3 chui2 zhi2 gan3 ran3

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mou5 zi2 seoi4 zik6 gam2 jim5

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