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阿米巴痢疾

Mandarin · pinyin ā mǐ bā lì ji

amebic dysentery

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
痢: lì · dysentery
疾: jí · illness, disease, sickness; to hate

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1–3–1–4–5 · a1 mi3 ba1 li4 ji5

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