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餜子

简馃子 · 繁餜子

Mandarin · pinyin guǒ zi

(dialect) pastry
(dialect) youtiao; deep-fried cruller

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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
馃: guǒ · cakes, biscuits, pastry

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3–5 · guo3 zi5

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noun

pastry; light refreshments
(regional) youtiao (a type of deep-fried dough stick eaten in China and other East and Southeast Asian cuisines)

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