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佛跳牆

简佛跳墙 · 繁佛跳牆

Mandarin · pinyin fó tiào qiáng

lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients

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佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
跳: tiào · jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
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墙: qiáng · wall

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2–4–2 · fo2 tiao4 qiang2

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fat6 tiu3 coeng4

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noun

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, a type of shark fin soup from Fujian cuisine

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