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腊, the simplified form of 臘, combines the flesh radical 月 (ròu, 'meat') with the phonetic 昔 (xī, 'past'), evoking a sacrifice of meat for the past year, the ancient winter sacrifice at the close of the lunar calendar. In the traditional character, the right side was the phonetic 巤 (liè). This year-end rite also lent its name to the twelfth month, and because the cold, dry weather made it the prime season for curing meat, 腊 eventually came to mean dried, salted, or smoked meats.
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我喜欢吃腊肉。
腊月天气很冷。
妈妈做了腊味香肠。
腊八节那天我们喝腊八粥。
在腊月里，人们准备过年。
这种腊肉来自湖南，非常有名。
腊月的寒风刺骨，但节日气氛温暖人心。
尽管腊月工作繁忙，他仍抽时间制作腊肉。
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