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甜酸肉

Mandarin · pinyin tián suān ròu

sweet and sour pork

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甜: tián · sweet, sweetness
酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130

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2–1–4 · tian2 suan1 rou4

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tim4 syun1 juk6

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