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打拋

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Mandarin · pinyin dǎ pāo

holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬 dǎ pāo zhū, stir-fried pork with basil)

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
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抛: pāo · throw (away)

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3–1 · da3 pao1

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noun

holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)
(cooking) stir-fried holy basil; phat kaphrao

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