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饾 (traditional 餖) is a phono-semantic compound: the food radical 饣 (食) on the left provides the semantic category, while 豆 (dòu) on the right serves as phonetic and may also suggest vessels or small food items. Its primary meaning is arranging small portions of food, especially snacks, for display or consumption. This usage is most common in the compound 饾饤 (餖飣), which originally referred to the placement of small dishes for offerings or banquets, and later metaphorically described literary works that merely stitch together quotations and trivia without original thought or cohesion.
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