午餐肉

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ cān ròu

Meanings

  1. canned luncheon meat
  2. Spam
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午
wǔ · seventh earthly branch
餐
cān · eat, dine; meal; food
肉
ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
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3–1–4 · wu3 can1 rou4

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ng5 caan1 juk6

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noun

  1. lunch meat; luncheon meat; spam

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