少男少女

Mandarin · pinyin shào nán shào nǚ

Meanings

  1. boys and girls
  2. teenagers
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少
shǎo · few, less, inadequate
男
nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
女
nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
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4–2–4–3 · shao4 nan2 shao4 nu:3

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siu3 naam4 siu3 neoi5

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