症候群

Mandarin · pinyin zhèng hòu qún

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  1. (Tw) syndrome
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症
zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
候
hòu · wait; expect; visit; greet
群
qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
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4–4–2 · zheng4 hou4 qun2

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zing3 hau6 kwan4

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noun

  1. (pathology, chiefly Taiwan, Cantonese, dated in Mainland China) syndrome

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