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水性楊花
简 水性杨花 · 繁 水性楊花Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ xìng yáng huā
Meanings
- fickle (woman)
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3–4–2–1 · shui3 xing4 yang2 hua1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
seoi2 sing3 joeng4 faa1
Cantonese word readings for 水性楊花. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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seoi2 sing3 joeng4 faa1
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
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phrase
- (of a woman) frivolous; fickle; lascivious
noun
- An aquatic plant, Ottelia acuminata var. crispa, endemic to Southern China and consumed as food.
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