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三八
Mandarin · pinyin sān bā
Meanings
- International Women's Day 婦女節 Fù nǚ jié, 8th March
- foolish
- stupid
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1–1 · san1 ba1
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saam1 baat3
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adj · Etymology 1
- (euphemistic, humorous, originally of a woman) Comedically refers to women (originally) who speak and behave irrationally: ditzy; nosy; gossipy; impetuous; rash; indecent; immodest; shameless; unreasonable; frivolous; unprincipled; foolish; stupid; silly
noun · Etymology 1
- (euphemistic, humorous, by extension) Comedically refers to any person who behaves irrationally or frivolously: spiteful or unpleasant woman; bitch; slut
intj · Etymology 1
- (euphemistic, humorous, by extension) how frivolous!; how impetuous!; how irrational!; how unreasonable! (expletive)
name · Etymology 2
- (～節, ～婦女節) 8th of March, International Women's Day
name · Etymology 3
- (～鎮) Sanba (a former town in Taishan, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China)
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