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Mandarin · pinyin tuán fàn

to roll rice balls
rice ball

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飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
抟: tuán · roll around with hand; model
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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2–4 · tuan2 fan4

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