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Mandarin · pinyin nèi yòng

to eat in (at a restaurant) (Tw)
to take the medicine orally

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內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
内: nèi · inside

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4–4 · nei4 yong4

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verb

(chiefly Taiwan) to eat in; to dine in; for here
(medicine) to take orally; to use internally
(archaic) to be appointed as an official in the capital city

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