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分子料理

Mandarin · pinyin fēn zǐ liào lǐ

molecular gastronomy

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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
理: lǐ · reason, logic; manage

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1–3–4–3 · fen1 zi3 liao4 li3

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fan6 zi2 liu6 lei5

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molecular gastronomy

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