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維他命

简维他命 · 繁維他命

Mandarin · pinyin wéi tā mìng

(loanword) vitamin

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維: Look up this written character
他: tā · other, another; he, she, it
命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
维: wéi · maintain, preserve, safeguard

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2–1–4 · wei2 ta1 ming4

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wai4 taa1 ming6

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noun

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong, dated or dialectal in Mainland China) vitamin

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