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飽餐一頓

简饱餐一顿 · 繁飽餐一頓

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo cān yī dùn

to eat one's fill
to be full

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飽: Look up this written character
餐: cān · eat, dine; meal; food
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
頓: Look up this written character
饱: bǎo · eat heartily; eat one's fill
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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3–1–1–4 · bao3 can1 yi1 dun4

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(idiomatic) to eat one's fill, to be full

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