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鼓脹

简鼓胀 · 繁鼓脹

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ zhàng

to swell
tympanites

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鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
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胀: zhàng · swell, inflate, expand

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3–4 · gu3 zhang4

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verb

to swell; to bulge
(Southern Min, medicine) to have ascites; to have peritoneal oedema

noun

(traditional Chinese medicine) swelling of the abdomen; tympanites
(Quanzhou Hokkien) pet name for someone of a younger generation

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