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花瓶

Mandarin · pinyin huā píng

flower vase
(fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
瓶: píng · jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle

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1–2 · hua1 ping2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

faa1 ping4

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noun

vase
(figurative, derogatory) any similarly attractive but useless thing, something "purely decorative"
(figurative, derogatory) "pretty face": a person who is pretty but otherwise useless, particularly (drama) a young and attractive but untalented actress

name

(～嶼) Huaping Islet, a pinnacle in the East China Sea administered by Zhongzheng, Keelung, Republic of China (Taiwan)

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