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疼痛

Mandarin · pinyin téng tòng

pain
(of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt
(of a person) to be in pain

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疼: téng · aches, pains; be fond of; love
痛: tòng · pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter

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2–4 · teng2 tong4

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tang4 tung3

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adj

(medicine) painful; sore
sad; sorrowful

noun

pain; ache

verb

(Min, Southern) to love dearly
(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take care of; to show care to

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