千層麵

简 千层面 · 繁 千層麵
Mandarin · pinyin qiān céng miàn

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  1. lasagna
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千
qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
層
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麵
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层
céng · story, layer, floor, stratum
面
miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
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1–2–4 · qian1 ceng2 mian4

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noun

  1. lasagna

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