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流鼻涕

lau4 bei6 tai3

runny nose - leaking nose mucus (鼻涕)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 160,000

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

流鼻涕

This word was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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流 lau4 liu2 - flow; discharge
鼻 bei6 bi2 - nose
涕 tai3 yi4 di4 ti4 ti3 - [1] tears [2] snivel; nasal mucus

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