Gé lán shì yīn xìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)
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Original source entry:

革蘭氏陰性 革兰氏阴性 [Ge2 lan2 shi4 yin1 xing4] /Gram negative (bacteria that do not retain Gram stain, often the more dangerous kind)/

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Other forms in these source records: 革蘭氏陰性

  • 革
    gé

    animal hide / leather / to reform / to remove / to expel (from office)

  • 兰
    lán

    orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

    Lán

    surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu], Gansu

  • 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]

  • 阴
    yīn

    overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia

    Yīn

    surname Yin

  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

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