"cancer" meaning in Chinese

See cancer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰɛːn⁵⁵ saː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰɛːn²² sɐ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰɛːn⁵⁵ saː³⁵/, /kʰɛːn²² sɐ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: ken¹ saa² [Cantonese, Jyutping], ken⁶ sa¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Yale], ken¹ saa² [Cantonese, Pinyin], ken⁶ sa¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], colloquial sounds not defined [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From English cancer. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|cancer}} English cancer Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} cancer
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) cancer (disease) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Synonyms: can (ái), can, (ái), 癌症 (áizhèng)

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