Lǐ sī tè shì gǎn jūndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
listeria bacillus
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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:

李斯特氏桿菌 李斯特氏杆菌 [Li3 si1 te4 shi4 gan3 jun1] /listeria bacillus/

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Other forms in these source records: 李斯特氏桿菌

  • 李
    lǐ

    plum

    Lǐ

    surname Li

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

  • 特
    tè

    special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[tè kè sī], tex

  • 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]

  • 杆
    gān

    (bound form) pole / shaft

    gǎn

    stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns

  • 菌
    jūn

    (bound form) bacterium / (bound form) fungus / Taiwan pr. [jùn]

    jùn

    mushroom

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