Bāo róu shì luó xuán tǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

包柔氏螺旋體 包柔氏螺旋体 [Bao1 rou2 shi4 luo2 xuan2 ti3] /Borrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria/

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Other forms in these source records: 包柔氏螺旋體

  • 包
    bāo

    to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

    Bāo

    surname Bao

  • 柔
    róu

    soft / flexible / supple / yielding / rho (Greek letter Ρρ)

  • 氏
    shì

    (bound form) family name / surname (as in 王氏[Wáng shì] "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name / née (as in 李王氏[Lǐ Wáng shì] "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures

    zhī

    used in 月氏[Yuè zhī] / used in 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]

  • 螺
    luó

    spiral shell / snail / conch

  • 旋
    xuán

    to revolve / a loop / a circle

    xuàn

    to whirl / immediately

  • 体
    tī

    used in 體己|体己[tī ji] / Taiwan pr. [tǐ]

    tǐ

    body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)

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