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雞精

简鸡精 · 繁雞精

Mandarin · pinyin jī jīng

chicken bouillon powder (PRC)
essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw)

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–1 · ji1 jing1

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gai1 zing1

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noun

(Mainland China) chicken powder; chicken bouillon powder
(Taiwan, Hong Kong) essence of chicken (a kind of drink)

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