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毛坯

Mandarin · pinyin máo pī

semifinished products

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毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
坯: pī · dam, embankment; weir

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2–1 · mao2 pi1

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noun

semi-finished product; work in progress
(metallurgy) roughcast
(mechanics) blank
(Shanghainese, slang) a female with no prior experience of sex; a female virgin

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