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膀爺

简膀爷 · 繁膀爺

Mandarin · pinyin bǎng yé

topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)

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膀: bǎng · upper arm; shoulder; wing
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爷: yé · father, grandfather

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3–2 · bang3 ye2

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noun

(Mainland China) a male person who rolls up his T-shirt and exposes his belly to cool down in summer; a man who wears Beijing bikini

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