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糖尿病

Pronunciation

Peng'im: teng5 rio7 bên7
POJ: thûrng-jiō-pēⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Pronunciation note: Chaozhou [ie] ~ Shantou [io] (潮 dio5).

Meanings and usage

noun: diabetes mellitus; diabetes
糖尿病

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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