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小飯桌

简小饭桌 · 繁小飯桌

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo fàn zhuō

dining room for young schoolchildren unable to go home for lunch

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
桌: zhuō · table, desk, stand
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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3–4–1 · xiao3 fan4 zhuo1

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noun

a place next to a school, either run by the school itself or by individuals privately, which provides lunch (as well as school pickup and tutoring) services for students

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