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功夫流感

gōng fu liú gǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Chinese translation of "kung flu", a term used by US President Trump in 2020 to refer to COVID-19 as a "Chinese" disease
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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:

功夫流感 功夫流感 [gong1 fu5 liu2 gan3] /Chinese translation of "kung flu", a term used by US President Trump in 2020 to refer to COVID-19 as a "Chinese" disease/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 功
    gōng

    meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)

  • 夫
    fū

    husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)

    fú

    (classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 感
    gǎn

    to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.