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體弱多病

简体弱多病 · 繁體弱多病

Mandarin · pinyin tǐ ruò duō bìng

prone to illness
sickly
in fragile health

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體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
弱: ruò · weak; fragile, delicate
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
病: bìng · illness, sickness, disease
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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3–4–1–4 · ti3 ruo4 duo1 bing4

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tai2 joek6 do1 beng6

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