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開味

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Mandarin · pinyin kāi wèi

whet the appetite

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
味: wèi · taste, smell, odor; delicacy
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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1–4 · kai1 wei4

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hoi1 mei6

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