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龍肝鳳膽

简龙肝凤胆 · 繁龍肝鳳膽

Mandarin · pinyin lóng gān fèng dǎn

rare food
ambrosia (delicacy)

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龍: Look up this written character
肝: gān · liver
鳳: Look up this written character
膽: Look up this written character
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy
胆: dǎn · gall bladder; bravery, courage

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2–1–4–3 · long2 gan1 feng4 dan3

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lung4 gon1 fung6 daam2

Cantonese word readings for 龍肝鳳膽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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