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豉汁蒸殼蠔

si6 zap1 zing1 hok3 hou4

steamed fresh oysters with black bean sauce

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

豉汁蒸殼蠔

This word was added by bybell on 11th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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豉 si6 chi3 (shi4) - fermented beans
汁 zap1 zhi1 xie2 shi2 - juice; sap
蒸 zing1 zheng1 zheng4 - cook by steaming
殼 hok3 ku1 que4 ke2 { qiao4} | qiao4 - [n] casing; shell; husk; hull; skin; coverings
蠔 hou4 hao2 - oyster

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