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柴魚片

简柴鱼片 · 繁柴魚片

Mandarin · pinyin chái yú piàn

katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)

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柴: chái · firewood, faggots, fuel
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
片: piàn · slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–2–4 · chai2 yu2 pian4

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caai4 jyu4 pin2

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noun

katsuobushi (dried, fermented, and smoked skipjack tuna)

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