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盲腸

简盲肠 · 繁盲腸

Mandarin · pinyin máng cháng

appendix (anatomy)
cecum

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盲: máng · blind; unperceptive, shortsighted
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肠: cháng · intestines; emotions; sausage

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2–2 · mang2 chang2

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maang4 coeng2

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noun

(anatomy) caecum
(anatomy, proscribed) appendix
(neologism, Internet slang) deliberate misspelling of 盲點 /盲点 (mángdiǎn); see 突破盲腸／突破盲肠

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