TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
愛滋病
word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
ㄞˋ ㄗ ㄅㄧㄥˋ · àizībìng
noun — AIDS
字源 FORM — what the parts do
愛chosen for the sound 'ai-' in AIDSàiphonetic loan — the 愛滋 spelling sounds out 'AIDS', not 'love-breeding' 滋chosen for the sound; also 'to breed, multiply' (滋生)zī 病illness, disease (疾病)bìng 愛滋病,愛情的愛,滋生的滋,生病的病。