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蜜餞

简蜜饯 · 繁蜜餞

Mandarin · pinyin mì jiàn

food preserved in sugar or honey

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蜜: mì · honey; sweet; nectar
餞: Look up this written character
饯: jiàn · farewell party; see off, send off

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4–4 · mi4 jian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mat6 zin3

Cantonese word readings for 蜜餞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to preserve fruits in syrup or honey

noun

syrup-preserved fruits; candied fruits

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