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三圍

简三围 · 繁三圍

Mandarin · pinyin sān wéi

BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍 xiōng wéi, waist 腰圍 yāo wéi and hip 臀圍 tún wéi

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三: sān · three
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围: wéi · surround, encircle, corral

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1–2 · san1 wei2

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saam1 wai4

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noun

(clothing) vital statistics; bust, waist and hip (B/W/H) measurements

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