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預防霍亂針

jyu6 fong4 fok3 lyun6 zam1

anti-cholera vaccine

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

預防霍亂針

This word was added by bybell on 3rd Jan 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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預 jyu6 yu4 - beforehand; in advance
防 fong4 fang2 - defend; prevent
霍 fok3 za2 luo4 he4 huo4 - [1] very rapidly; in a flash; suddenly [2] a C
亂 lyun6 luan4 - disorderly; upset; indiscriminately
針 zam1 zhen1 zhen4 - needle; pin; probe; stitch

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