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主食		Traditional Chinese
主食
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
zhǔ shí		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
jyu2 sik6
Short definition staple (rice and noodles)
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions food stapleAdso icon(n) main foodMDBG iconCantofish icon / staple (rice and noodles)MDBG icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: food staple
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: main food; staple
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: main food; staple (rice and noodles)
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC:
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: (n) main food'
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在(zài) (located) at
各大(gètà)
土耳其(tǔ ěr qí) Turkey
餐馆(cān guǎn) restaurant
，
烤(kǎo) to broil
羊肉串(yáng ròu chuàn) mutton kebab
是(shì) is
主食(zhǔ shí) staple (rice and noodles)
。
In various Turkish restaurants, shishkabob is the main food.

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