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親子丼

简亲子丼 · 繁親子丼

Mandarin · pinyin qīn zǐ dòng

oyakodon, a donburi topped with chicken and egg (orthographic borrowing from Japanese)

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親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
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亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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1–3–4 · qin1 zi3 dong4

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noun

oyakodon (a Japanese rice dish made with chicken and eggs)

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