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紅顏禍水

简红颜祸水 · 繁紅顏禍水

Mandarin · pinyin hóng yán huò shuǐ

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2–2–4–3 · hong2 yan2 huo4 shui3

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hung4 ngaan4 wo6 seoi2

Cantonese word readings for 紅顏禍水. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

hung4 ngaan4 wo6 seoi2

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) charming beauty who makes men fall and leads to disasters (such as a loss of wealth or reputation, or a toppled nation); dangerous woman; femme fatale (Classifier: 灘／滩)