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西地那非

Mandarin · pinyin xī dì nà fēi

sildenafil (virility drug) (loanword)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
那: nà · that, that one, those
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175

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1–4–4–1 · xi1 di4 na4 fei1

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noun

(pharmacology) sildenafil

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