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三姑六婆
Mandarin · pinyin sān gū liù pó
Meanings
- women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
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1–1–4–2 · san1 gu1 liu4 po2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
saam1 gu1 luk6 po4
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saam1 gu1 luk6 po4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) women with disreputable or illegal professions
- (figurative) (female) gossipmongers
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