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菜頭粿

简菜头粿 · 繁菜頭粿

Mandarin · pinyin cài tóu guǒ

stir-fried radish cake; chai tow kway

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菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
粿: guǒ · rice cake
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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4–2–3 · cai4 tou2 guo3

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noun

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) radish cake; turnip cake; chai tow kway (a common southern Chinese dish) (Classifier: 塊／块 mn)

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