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生粉水

Mandarin · pinyin shēng fěn shuǐ

starch solution (cooking)

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
粉: fěn · powder, face powder; plaster
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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1–3–3 · sheng1 fen3 shui3

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