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細小病毒科

简细小病毒科 · 繁細小病毒科

Mandarin · pinyin xì xiǎo bìng dú kē

Parvoviridae, a family of animal viruses

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
毒: dú · poison, venom; poisonous
科: kē · section, department, science
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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4–3–4–2–1 · xi4 xiao3 bing4 du2 ke1

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