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肺炎克雷伯氏菌

Mandarin · pinyin fèi yán Kè léi bó shì jūn

Klebsiella pnenmoniae

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肺: fèi · lungs
炎: yán · flame, blaze; hot
克: kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
雷: léi · thunder
伯: bó · older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
氏: shì · clan, family; mister
菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe

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4–2–4–2–2–4–1 · fei4 yan2 Ke4 lei2 bo2 shi4 jun1

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