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三茶六飯

简三茶六饭 · 繁三茶六飯

Mandarin · pinyin sān chá liù fàn

lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)

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三: sān · three
茶: chá · tea
六: liù · number six
飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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1–2–4–4 · san1 cha2 liu4 fan4

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saam1 caa4 luk6 faan6

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