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素筵

sù yán

2-character word

What 素筵 means

1. vegetarian feast
2. food offerings to Buddha

The characters in 素筵

• 素sùraw silk; white; plain, unadorned
• 筵yánbamboo mat for sitting

Sounds the same

Read sù yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 素颜a face without makeup

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read sù yán correctly.
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