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老年性痴獃症

简老年性痴呆症 · 繁老年性痴獃症

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo nián xìng chī dāi zhèng

senile dementia

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
痴: chī · foolish, stupid, dumb, silly
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症: zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
呆: dāi · dull; dull-minded, simple, stupid

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3–2–4–1–1–4 · lao3 nian2 xing4 chi1 dai1 zheng4

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