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關東煮

简关东煮 · 繁關東煮

Mandarin · pinyin Guān dōng zhǔ

oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth

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關: Look up this written character
東: dōng · east, eastern, eastward
煮: zhǔ · cook
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
东: dōng · east, eastern, eastward

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1–1–3 · Guan1 dong1 zhu3

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gwaan1 dung1 zyu2

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noun

oden (Japanese dish)

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