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應酬飯

jing3 cau4 faan6

social dinner

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

應酬飯

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 2nd Oct 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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應 jing1 jing3 ying1 ying4 - should; answer
酬 cau4 chou2 - [1] [v] toast; offer or present a cup of spiri
飯 faan6 fan4 - cooked rice

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