山竹牛肉

Cantonese · source Jyutpingsaan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6

Meanings

  1. steamed beef balls, a Cantonese dim sum dish
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Same syllable, six tones

zuk足zuk1footzuk2—zuk3—zuk4—zuk5—族zuk6race
juk沃juk1fertilejuk2—juk3—juk4—juk5—肉juk6meat

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: shan1 zhu2 niu2 rou4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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saan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6

Cantonese word readings for 山竹牛肉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. steamed beef ball (a popular dim sum dish)

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Exact source record & identity山竹牛肉 山竹牛肉 [shan1 zhu2 niu2 rou4] {saan1 zuk1 ngau4 juk6} /steamed beef balls, a Cantonese dim sum dish/

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