人造牛油

Mandarin · pinyin rén zào niú yóu

Meanings

  1. margarine
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人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
造
zào · construct, build, make, begin; prepare
牛
niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
油
yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
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2–4–2–2 · ren2 zao4 niu2 you2

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