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職業病

简职业病 · 繁職業病

Mandarin · pinyin zhí yè bìng

occupational disease

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病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
职: zhí · duty, profession; office, post
业: yè · profession, business; GB radical 111

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2–4–4 · zhi2 ye4 bing4

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zik1 jip6 beng6

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noun

(medicine) occupational disease
(figurative, humorous) quirk or habit common to people of a particular profession

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