"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], ken¹ saa² [Cantonese, Pinyin], ken⁶ sa¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin]
Etymology: From English cancer. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|cancer}} English cancer Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} cancer
  1. (Cantonese) cancer (disease) Tags: Cantonese Synonyms: can (ái), can, (ái), 癌症 (áizhèng)
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          "roman": "ái",
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          "word": "can"
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      "zh-pron": "ken¹ saa²"
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      "zh-pron": "ken⁶ sa¹"
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      "zh-pron": "ken¹ saa²"
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      "zh-pron": "ken⁶ sa¹"
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      "ipa": "/kʰɛːn⁵⁵ saː³⁵/"
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    {
      "roman": "áizhèng",
      "word": "癌症"
    }
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  "word": "cancer"
}

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