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菜市場

简菜市场 · 繁菜市場

Mandarin · pinyin cài shì chǎng

food market

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菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
場: chǎng · open space, field, market
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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4–4–3 · cai4 shi4 chang3

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noun

grocery market; food market; wet market

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