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胚胎發生

简胚胎发生 · 繁胚胎發生

Mandarin · pinyin pēi tāi fā shēng

embryogenesis

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胚: pēi · embryo; unfinished things
胎: tāi · unborn child, embryo, fetus
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–1–1–1 · pei1 tai1 fa1 sheng1

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pui1 toi1 faat3 sang1

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