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Change log entry 59848
Processed by: vermillon (2016-01-03 19:24:10 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 57161 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
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1.搀杂在一起的各种干果﹑果脯等。
2.比喻杂凑而成的事物。

"mixed" makes it sound like they are all mixed together.
B's article makes it look like an *assortment* rather than a mixture.
http://baike.baidu.com/view/1407586.htm

"hotchpotch" can refer to a kind of soup.
"hodgepodge" is unambiguous, apparently.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotchpotch
Diff:
- 雜拌 杂拌 [za2 ban4] /mixed dried fruits/fig. a hotchpotch/
+ 雜拌 杂拌 [za2 ban4] /assortment of preserved fruits/(fig.) hodgepodge/
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