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菜譜

简菜谱 · 繁菜譜

Mandarin · pinyin cài pǔ

menu (in restaurant)
recipe
cookbook

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菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
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谱: pǔ · list, table; musical score

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4–3 · cai4 pu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

coi3 pou2

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noun

cookbook; recipe (Classifier: 本 m)
menu (selection of dishes) (Classifier: 本 m)

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