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餐後酒

简餐后酒 · 繁餐後酒

Mandarin · pinyin cān hòu jiǔ

digestif

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餐: cān · eat, dine; meal; food
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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1–4–3 · can1 hou4 jiu3

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