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競艷

简竞艳 · 繁競艷

Mandarin · pinyin jìng yàn

vying to be the most glamorous
each more gorgeous than the other
beauty contest

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竞: jìng · contend, vie, compete
艳: yàn · beautiful, sexy, voluptuous

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4–4 · jing4 yan4

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