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都市病

Mandarin · pinyin dū shì bìng

lifestyle diseases

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都: dōu · dū · metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease

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1–4–4 · du1 shi4 bing4

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noun

(literal, figurative) urban disease

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