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乾貨
简 干货 · 繁 乾貨Mandarin · pinyin gān huò
Meanings
- dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone)
- (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分 shuǐ fèn)
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1–4 · gan1 huo4
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gon1 fo3
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noun
- dry goods (e.g. dried fruit, nuts)
- (figurative) practical and substantial content; substance
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