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內室

简内室 · 繁內室

Mandarin · pinyin nèi shì

inner room
bedroom

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內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
室: shì · room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
内: nèi · inside

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4–4 · nei4 shi4

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noi6 sat1

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noun

family quarters, inner room
(dated) female part of the house
my wife

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