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毒奶粉

dú nǎi fěndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
contaminated milk powder (milk powder adulterated with melamine in a 2008 scandal in China)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-662790483b05a2c0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

毒奶粉 毒奶粉 [du2 nai3 fen3] /contaminated milk powder (milk powder adulterated with melamine in a 2008 scandal in China)/

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Character information

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  • 毒
    dú

    poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics

  • 奶
    nǎi

    breast / milk / to breastfeed / mother

  • 粉
    fěn

    powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / to turn to powder / (dialect) to whitewash / white / pink / (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fěn sī]) / to be a fan of

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