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大啖一番

Mandarin · pinyin dà dàn yī fān

to have a square meal

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
啖: dàn · eat, feed; chew, bite; entice
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
番: fān · to take turns; a turn, a time; to repeat

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4–4–1–1 · da4 dan4 yi1 fan1

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daai6 daam6 jat1 faan1

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