廚餘

简 厨余 · 繁 廚餘
Mandarin · pinyin chú yú

Meanings

  1. kitchen waste
  2. food waste (recycling)
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廚
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餘
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厨
chú · kitchen; closet; cupboard
余
yú · I, my, me; surname; surplus
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2–2 · chu2 yu2

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cyu4 jyu4

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noun

  1. food waste

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