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端飯

简端饭 · 繁端飯

Mandarin · pinyin duān fàn

to serve (food)

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端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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1–4 · duan1 fan4

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dyun1 faan6

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