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潛伏期

cim4 fuk6 kei4

incubation period

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

潛伏期

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 7th Apr 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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潛 cim4 jian4 qian2 - [1] [v] hide; conceal [2] hidden; secret; late
伏 fuk6 buk6 fu2 - to lie prostate; to lean over; to hide
期 kei4 qi1 (PRC), qi2 (Taiwan) - period; phase; expect

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