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神女

Mandarin · pinyin shén nǚ#

goddess
(old) prostitute

Mandarin · pinyin Shén nǚ#

The Goddess, 1934 silent film about a Shanghai prostitute, directed by 吳永剛 Wú Yǒng gāng

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神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)

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2–3 · shen2 nu:3

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san4 neoi2

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noun

(religion) goddess
(dated, euphemistic) female prostitute

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