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小腸
siu2 coeng4*2 |
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[n] small intestine (ie. of the gastrointestinal tract) When this term is part of a another (larger) term having 小腸 at the end, the 腸 continues to take a tone change. But if the embedding of 小腸 is not at the end, the 腸 usually reverts to citation tone #4, (though there are common exceptions).
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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小腸 / 小肠 | ||
This word has been viewed 1764 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 5th Nov 2006 06:18 and last edited on 4th Jan 2010 03:28 |
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Characters in this word:小 siu2 - small, tiny, little腸 coeng4 - intestines; bowels 1 compounds containing this word:小腸氣 - hernia; inflammation of kidneys and testicles |
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