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校草

Mandarin · pinyin xiào cǎo

the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花 xiào huā)

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校: xiào · school; military field officer
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs

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4–3 · xiao4 cao3

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haau6 cou2

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noun

the most handsome guy in the school or on the campus (Classifier: 朵 m)

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