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發作性嗜睡病

简发作性嗜睡病 · 繁發作性嗜睡病

Mandarin · pinyin fā zuò xìng shì shuì bìng

narcolepsy

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
嗜: shì · be fond of, have weakness for
睡: shuì · sleep, doze
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–4–4–4–4–4 · fa1 zuo4 xing4 shi4 shui4 bing4

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faat3 zok3 sing3 si3 seoi6 beng6

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