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饢

简馕 · 繁饢

Mandarin · pinyin náng#

naan

Mandarin · pinyin nǎng#

to stuff one's face
to eat greedily

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馕: náng · nǎng · bread (Persian naan)

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nong4

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

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character · Etymology 1

naan

character · Etymology 2

to stuff one's face; to cram food into one's mouth

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