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豆瓣

Mandarin · pinyin dòu bàn#

cotyledon of a bean or pea (i.e. either of the halves of a bean or pea)
thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬 dòu bàn jiàng)

Mandarin · pinyin Dòu bàn#

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豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
瓣: bàn · petal; segment; valves

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4–4 · dou4 ban4

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