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肺炎雙球菌

简肺炎双球菌 · 繁肺炎雙球菌

Mandarin · pinyin fèi yán shuāng qiú jūn

Diplococcus pneumoniae

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肺: fèi · lungs
炎: yán · flame, blaze; hot
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球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both

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4–2–1–2–1 · fei4 yan2 shuang1 qiu2 jun1

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fai3 jim4 soeng1 kau4 kwan2

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