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求歡

简求欢 · 繁求歡

Mandarin · pinyin qiú huān

to proposition a woman

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求: qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
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欢: huān · happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy

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2–1 · qiu2 huan1

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verb

(euphemistic) to seek a woman's consent for sexual intercourse; to propose sex with; to proposition

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