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一日三餐

Mandarin · pinyin yī rì sān cān

to have three meals a day

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
三: sān · three
餐: cān · eat, dine; meal; food

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1–4–1–1 · yi1 ri4 san1 can1

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