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養漢

简养汉 · 繁養漢

Mandarin · pinyin yǎng hàn

to commit adultery (of married woman)

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養: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
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养: yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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3–4 · yang3 han4

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verb

(obsolete, derogatory, of a woman) to keep a man; to have an affair

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