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夏娃

Mandarin · pinyin Xià wá

Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})

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夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
娃: wá · baby; doll; pretty girl

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4–2 · Xia4 wa2

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(Protestantism) Eve (the first woman and mother of the human race)

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