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酸辣湯

简酸辣汤 · 繁酸辣湯

Mandarin · pinyin suān là tāng

hot and sour soup
sour and spicy soup

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酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
辣: là · peppery, pungent, hot; cruel
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汤: tāng · hot water; soup, gravy, broth

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1–4–1 · suan1 la4 tang1

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syun1 laat6 tong1

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noun

hot and sour soup

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