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裂體吸蟲

简裂体吸虫 · 繁裂體吸蟲

Mandarin · pinyin liè tǐ xī chóng

schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)

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裂: liè · split, crack, break open; rend
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
吸: xī · inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

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4–3–1–2 · lie4 ti3 xi1 chong2

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lit6 tai2 kap1 cung4

Cantonese word readings for 裂體吸蟲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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