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軟飲

简软饮 · 繁軟飲

Mandarin · pinyin ruǎn yǐn

soft drink

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软: ruǎn · soft, flexible, pliable; weak
饮: yǐn · drink; swallow; kind of drink

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3–3 · ruan3 yin3

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jyun5 jam2

Cantonese word readings for 軟飲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 軟性飲料／软性饮料 (ruǎnxìng yǐnliào, “soft drink”)

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