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小媳婦

简小媳妇 · 繁小媳婦

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo xí fu

young married woman
mistress
(fig.) punching bag
(old) child bride

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
媳: xí · daughter-in-law
婦: Look up this written character
妇: fù · married women; woman; wife

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3–2–5 · xiao3 xi2 fu5

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noun

(colloquial) tongyangxi; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law; child bride
(colloquial) young married woman
(colloquial) one who gets blamed; one who takes the rap; punching bag
(colloquial) mistress

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