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茴香豆

Mandarin · pinyin huí xiāng dòu

star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)

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茴: huí · fennel, aniseed
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151

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2–1–4 · hui2 xiang1 dou4

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noun

broad beans flavoured with star anise (local delicacy of Shaoxing, Zhejiang)
(traditional Chinese medicine) fruit of the fennel or Foeniculum

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