"chem" meaning in Chinese

See chem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰɛːm⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From clipping of English chemistry. Etymology templates: {{der|yue|en|chemistry|chemistry}} English chemistry Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} chem
  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) chemistry Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, colloquial Related terms: phy chem bio
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