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路邊攤

简路边摊 · 繁路邊攤

Mandarin · pinyin lù biān tān

roadside stall

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路: lù · road, path, street; journey
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边: biān · edge, margin, side, border
摊: tān · spread out, open; apportion

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4–1–1 · lu4 bian1 tan1

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noun

roadside stall

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