joek6 sik6 tung4 jyun4藥食同源药食同源
Jyutpingjoek6 sik6 tung4 jyun4
Yaleyeukh sikh tùngh yyùnh

Definition

lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom)

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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有功
jau5 gung1making contributions or achievements
一次總付一次总付
jat1 ci3 zung2 fu6lump-sum (finance)
一維一维
jat1 wai4one-dimensional (math.)
熱量热量
jit6 loeng6(noun) Calorie
葾
jyun1(Cant.) a bad smell
羊羹
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