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自閉症

简自闭症 · 繁自閉症

Mandarin · pinyin zì bì zhèng

autism

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
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症: zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
闭: bì · shut, close; obstruct, block up

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4–4–4 · zi4 bi4 zheng4

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zi6 bai3 zing3

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noun

(proscribed in Mainland China) autism (neurological disorder)

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