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出飯

简出饭 · 繁出飯

Mandarin · pinyin chū fàn

(coll.) (of rice) to rise well (with cooking)

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出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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1–4 · chu1 fan4

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verb

(colloquial, of rice, millet, etc.) to swell a lot during cooking

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