See char siu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2021 February 12, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 37, column 1:",
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"word": "char siu bao"
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"word": "BBQ pork"
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{
"word": "char siew"
},
{
"word": "char xiu"
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{
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"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "caa¹ siu¹",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "叉燒 /叉烧"
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "char siu"
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"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "babi panggang merah"
},
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"alt": "やきぶた",
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "焼き豚"
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "チャーシュー"
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"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "saasiiw",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "សាស៊ីវ"
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"roman": "chaasiiw",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "ឆាស៊ីវ"
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"roman": "chasyu",
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
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"ipa": "/t͡ʃɑ siu̯/",
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"word": "char siu"
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "tja sieuw"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "char siu"
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "babi panggang merah"
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"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "焼き豚"
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"roman": "saasiiw",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "សាស៊ីវ"
},
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "chaasiiw",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "ឆាស៊ីវ"
},
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chasyu",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "차슈"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čašáo",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"tags": [
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"word": "чаша́о"
},
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "mǔu-dɛɛng",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "หมูแดง"
},
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "style of preparation of barbecued pork",
"word": "xá xíu"
}
],
"word": "char siu"
}
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