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蝦男

简虾男 · 繁蝦男

Mandarin · pinyin xiā nán

(slang) a guy who is like a prawn: yummy body, but not so appealing above the neck

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男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
虾: xiā · shrimp, prawn

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1–2 · xia1 nan2

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