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石女

Mandarin · pinyin shí nǚ

female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)

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2–3 · shi2 nu:3

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sek6 neoi2

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noun

woman who is unable to have sex for congenital anatomical reasons, such as vaginal hypoplasia

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