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回鍋油

简回锅油 · 繁回鍋油

Mandarin · pinyin huí guō yóu

reused cooking oil

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回: huí · return, turn around; a time
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油: yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
锅: guō · cooking-pot, saucepan

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2–1–2 · hui2 guo1 you2

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wui4 wo1 jau4

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noun

recycled cooking oil; yellow grease

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