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飽餐戰飯

简饱餐战饭 · 繁飽餐戰飯

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo cān zhàn fàn

to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)

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飽: Look up this written character
餐: cān · eat, dine; meal; food
戰: Look up this written character
飯: fàn · cooked rice; food; meal
饱: bǎo · eat heartily; eat one's fill
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle
饭: fàn · cooked rice; food, meal

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3–1–4–4 · bao3 can1 zhan4 fan4

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baau2 caan1 zin3 faan6

Cantonese word readings for 飽餐戰飯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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