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黃花閨女

简黄花闺女 · 繁黃花閨女

Mandarin · pinyin huáng huā guī nǚ

maiden
virgin

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
花: huā · flower; blossoms
閨: Look up this written character
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
黄: huáng · yellow; surname
闺: guī · small entrance; women's quarters

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2–1–1–3 · huang2 hua1 gui1 nu:3

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wong4 faa1 gwai1 neoi2

Cantonese word readings for 黃花閨女. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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wong4 faa1 gwai1 neoi5

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noun

maiden; (untouched) female virgin

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