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餾

简馏 · 繁餾

Mandarin · pinyin liú#

to distill
to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling

Mandarin · pinyin liù#

to steam
to cook in a steamer
to reheat cold food by steaming it

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餾: Look up this written character
馏: liú · distill, distillation

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2 · liu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lau4 · lau6

Cantonese word readings for 餾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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to heat up in a steamer

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to distil

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