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龍鬚糖

简龙须糖 · 繁龍鬚糖

Mandarin · pinyin lóng xū táng

dragon's beard candy, a Chinese confection made from floured taffy pulled into flossy strands

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鬚: Look up this written character
糖: táng · sugar; candy; sweets
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
须: xū · must, have to, necessary

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2–1–2 · long2 xu1 tang2

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lung4 sou1 tong2

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noun

dragon's beard candy

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