Word information
Simplified豆瓣
Traditional豆瓣
Pinyindòu bàn
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Chinese word dictionary
豆瓣
dòu bàn · cotyledon of a bean or pea (i.e. either of the halves of a bean or pea); thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬|豆瓣酱[dou4 ban4 jiang4])
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