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新疆手抓飯

简新疆手抓饭 · 繁新疆手抓飯

Mandarin · pinyin Xīn jiāng shǒu zhuā fàn

Xinjiang-style pilaf, made with lamb

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
疆: jiāng · boundary, border, frontier
手: shǒu · hand
抓: zhuā · scratch; clutch, seize, grab
飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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1–1–3–1–4 · Xin1 jiang1 shou3 zhua1 fan4

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