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發育生物學

简发育生物学 · 繁發育生物學

Mandarin · pinyin fā yù shēng wù xué

developmental biology

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
育: yù · produce, give birth to; educate
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school

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1–4–1–4–2 · fa1 yu4 sheng1 wu4 xue2

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