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氣管炎

简气管炎 · 繁氣管炎

Mandarin · pinyin qì guǎn yán

bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus)
henpecked (a pun on 妻子管得嚴 qī zi guǎn de yán used in comic theater)

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氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
管: guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
炎: yán · flame, blaze; hot
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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4–3–2 · qi4 guan3 yan2

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(pathology) tracheitis
(slang, neologism) Near-homophone of 妻管嚴／妻管严 (qīguǎnyán).

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