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施粥捨飯

简施粥舍饭 · 繁施粥捨飯

Mandarin · pinyin shī zhōu shě fàn

to provide alms and rice (idiom)

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施: shī · grant, bestow; give; act; name
粥: zhōu · rice gruel, congee
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飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
舍: shě · shè · house, dwelling; dwell, reside
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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1–1–3–4 · shi1 zhou1 she3 fan4

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si1 zuk1 se2 faan6

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