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牛海绵状脑病

niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE / mad cow 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.

Source record: cd-b51f8e1a7b165271. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

牛海綿狀腦病 牛海绵状脑病 [niu2 hai3 mian2 zhuang4 nao3 bing4] /bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE/mad cow disease/

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Other forms in these source records: 牛海綿狀腦病

  • 牛
    niú

    ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiáo],頭|头[tóu] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niú dùn]) / (slang) awesome

    Niú

    surname Niu

  • 海
    hǎi

    ocean / sea / CL:個|个[gè],片[piàn] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous

    Hǎi

    surname Hai

  • 绵
    mián

    silk floss / continuous / soft / weak / mild-mannered (dialect) / cotton

  • 状
    zhuàng

    (bound form) form / appearance / shape / (bound form) state / condition / (bound form) to describe / (bound form) written complaint / lawsuit / (bound form) certificate

  • 脑
    nǎo

    brain / mind / head / essence

  • 病
    bìng

    illness / CL:場|场[cháng] / disease / to fall ill / defect

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.