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阿爾茨海默氏症

简阿尔茨海默氏症 · 繁阿爾茨海默氏症

Mandarin · pinyin ā ěr cí hǎi mò shì zhèng

Alzheimer's disease

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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茨: cí · thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
海: hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
默: mò · silent; quiet, still; dark
氏: shì · clan, family; mister
症: zhèng · disease, illness, ailment
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–3–2–3–4–4–4 · a1 er3 ci2 hai3 mo4 shi4 zheng4

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aa3 ji5 ci4 hoi2 mak6 si6 zing3

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