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粥

Mandarin · pinyin yù#

used in 葷粥 Xūn yù

Mandarin · pinyin zhōu#

congee
gruel
porridge
Classifier: 碗 wǎn

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粥: zhōu · rice gruel, congee

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4 · yu4

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juk6 · zuk1

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character · Etymology 1

congee; rice gruel; porridge
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) weak; feeble
a surname, Zhou

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 育 (“to give birth; to rear”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 鬻 (yù, “to sell”)
a surname

character · Etymology 3

(Hokkien) alternative form of 糜 (“congee; porridge”)

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