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人設

简人设 · 繁人設

Mandarin · pinyin rén shè

character design (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定 rén wù shè dìng)
(fig.) public image; (esp. a deliberately crafted) persona

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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设: shè · build; establish; display

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2–4 · ren2 she4

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jan4 cit3

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noun

(fiction) in-universe profile of a fictional character
(neologism) designed personality (of a person); good public image (of someone); public persona

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