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空肠

kōng chángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shí èr zhǐ cháng] and ileum 回腸|回肠[huí cháng])
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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-c59318401524e576. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

空腸 空肠 [kong1 chang2] /jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] and ileum 回腸|回肠[hui2 chang2])/

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Other forms in these source records: 空腸

  • 空
    kōng

    empty / air / sky / in vain

    kòng

    to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time

  • 肠
    cháng

    intestines

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