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餑

简饽 · 繁餑

Mandarin · pinyin bō

cake
biscuit

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饽: bō · ferrule

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1 · bo1

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

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used in 餑餑／饽饽 (bōbo, “steamed bun; pastry; cake”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bubbles or froth on the surface of tea

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