非典型肺炎

Mandarin · pinyin fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán

Meanings

  1. atypical pneumonia
  2. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  3. SARS
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非
fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
典
diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
型
xíng · pattern, model, type; law; mold
肺
fèi · lungs
炎
yán · flame, blaze; hot
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1–3–2–4–2 · fei1 dian3 xing2 fei4 yan2

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fei1 din2 jing4 fai3 jim4

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noun

  1. (pathology) atypical pneumonia
  2. (pathology, specifically) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

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非典型肺炎 · fei1 dian3 xing2 fei4 yan2
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Exact source record非典型肺炎 非典型肺炎 [fei1 dian3 xing2 fei4 yan2] /atypical pneumonia/Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome/SARS/