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甲流

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ liú

type A influenza (abbr. for 甲型流感 jiǎ xíng liú gǎn)
(in the context of the 2009 pandemic) H1N1 influenza

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甲: jiǎ · armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class

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3–2 · jia3 liu2

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gaap3 lau4

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 甲型流感 (“A/H1N1 influenza”)

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