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茹葷飲酒

简茹荤饮酒 · 繁茹葷飲酒

Mandarin · pinyin rú hūn yǐn jiǔ

to eat meat and drink wine

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茹: rú · roots; vegetables; eat; bear
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飲: Look up this written character
酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
荤: hūn · meat diet; strong smelling
饮: yǐn · drink; swallow; kind of drink

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2–1–3–3 · ru2 hun1 yin3 jiu3

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jyu4 fan1 jam2 zau2

Cantonese word readings for 茹葷飲酒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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