膘肥

Mandarin · pinyin biāo féi

Meanings

  1. (of a stock animal) well-fed
  2. fat
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膘
biāo · fat; rump
肥
féi · fat, plump, obese; fertile
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1–2 · biao1 fei2

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biu1 fei4

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adj

  1. (of livestock) fat; plump

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