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白斬雞

简白斩鸡 · 繁白斬雞

Mandarin · pinyin bái zhǎn jī

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
斩: zhǎn · cut, chop, sever; behead
鸡: jī · chicken

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2–3–1 · bai2 zhan3 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak6 zaam2 gai1

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noun

white cut chicken (a kind of sliced poached chicken dish common in southern Chinese cuisines)

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