洋場惡少

简 洋场恶少 · 繁 洋場惡少
Mandarin · pinyin yáng chǎng è shào

Meanings

  1. a rich young bully of old Shanghai
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洋
yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
場
chǎng · open space, field, market
惡
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少
shǎo · few, less, inadequate
场
chǎng · open space, field, market
恶
è · evil, wicked, bad, foul
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2–3–4–4 · yang2 chang3 e4 shao4

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