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陽性

简阳性 · 繁陽性

Mandarin · pinyin yáng xìng

positive
masculine

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陽: yáng · the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
阳: yáng · 'male' principle; light; sun

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2–4 · yang2 xing4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joeng4 sing3

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noun

(medicine) positivity (on a test)
(linguistics) masculine gender

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