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水煮魚

简水煮鱼 · 繁水煮魚

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ zhǔ yú

Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
煮: zhǔ · cook
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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3–3–2 · shui3 zhu3 yu2

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