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癌細胞

yán xì bāo·ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄅㄠ

“cancer cells; malignant cells that divide uncontrollably and can invade nearby tissues; sometimes used metaphorically for harmful or spreading negative influences.”

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癌

yán·ㄧㄢˊ

Cancer; a malignant tumor formed by abnormal cell growth; carcinoma.

細

xì·ㄒㄧˋ

Thin or slender; fine and delicate; small and soft; minute; trivial; careful; frugal; (of sound) quiet.

胞

bāo·ㄅㄠ

Placenta; womb; fetal membrane; offspring of the same parents; a fellow countryman or compatriot; a sore or ulcer.