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皮外傷

简皮外伤 · 繁皮外傷

Mandarin · pinyin pí wài shāng

superficial wound
a bruise

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皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
傷: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from
伤: shāng · wound, injury; fall ill from

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2–4–1 · pi2 wai4 shang1

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pei4 ngoi6 soeng1

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