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糖尿病

tong4 niu6 beng6

tang2 niao4 bing4

diabetes, a disease, of which sugar in the urine of the sufferer is one of the symptoms.

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

糖尿病

This word was added by tym on 15th Sep 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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糖 tong4 tong4*2 tang2 - sugar; candy
尿 niu6 (liu6) seoi1 niao4 sui1 - urine; urinate
病 beng6 bing6 bing4 - illness; disease; ailment

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