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飯糰

简饭团 · 繁飯糰

Mandarin · pinyin fàn tuán

rice ball (steamed rice formed into a ball and stuffed with various fillings)
onigiri (Japanese-style rice ball)

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飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
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饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal
团: tuán · sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump

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4–2 · fan4 tuan2

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faan6 tyun4

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noun

rice ball (usually with fillings inside); onigiri
rice ball (usually with fillings inside); onigiri — (Taiwan, Wenzhounese) sticky rice roll (a breakfast item with youtiao, meat floss, and other fillings wrapped in glutinous rice)

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