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松阪豬

简松阪猪 · 繁松阪豬

Mandarin · pinyin sōng bǎn zhū

(Tw) Matsusaka pork – premium cut of pork, usually from the neck or jowl, noted for its fine marbling and tenderness, named by analogy with Japan's famous Matsusaka beef, not by origin

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松: sōng · pine tree; fir tree
阪: bǎn · hillside farmland; slope
豬: zhū · pig, hog
猪: zhū · pig, hog, wild boar

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1–3–1 · song1 ban3 zhu1

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