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維他命

wai4 taa1 ming6

wei2 ta1 ming4

vitamin [普](Mainland PRC): 維生素

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,660,000

維他命 / 维他命

維 wai4 jung1 wei2 yong1 - tie; secure; maintain; preserve; unite
他 taa1 ta1 - he; him
命 ming6 meng6 ming4 man4 - life; destiny; fate

This word was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 29th Jun 2008

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