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揚州炒飯

joeng4 zau1 caau2 faan6

fried rice Yangzhou style

Level: 3

揚州炒飯

揚 joeng4 yang2 - [1] [v] raise [2] blazing (said of flames) [3]
州 zau1 zhou1 - administrative district in ancient China
炒 caau2 chao3 - fry; speculate; boost; dismiss
飯 faan6 fan4 - cooked rice

This word was added by bybell on 25th Oct 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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