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塑料姐妹花

Mandarin · pinyin sù liào jiě mèi huā

(neologism, 2017) (slang) a pair of women whose seemingly close friendship is actually shallow, insincere and subtly competitive; fake besties; frenemies

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4–4–3–4–1 · su4 liao4 jie3 mei4 hua1

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(neologism, slang) women who claim to be BFFs but actually do not act in the best interest of each other