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表證

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Mandarin · pinyin biǎo zhèng

superficial syndrome
illness that has not attacked the vital organs of the human body

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表: biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
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证: zhèng · prove, confirm, verify; proof

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3–4 · biao3 zheng4

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biu2 zing3

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noun

(Hong Kong, law) short for 表面證據／表面证据 (biǎomiàn zhèngjù) or 表面證供／表面证供 (biǎomiàn zhènggòng, “prima facie case”)

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