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丟眉弄色

简丢眉弄色 · 繁丟眉弄色

Mandarin · pinyin diū méi nòng sè

to wink at sb

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丟: diū · discard, reject, lose
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
弄: nòng · do, play or fiddle with; alley
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
丢: diū · discard

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1–2–4–4 · diu1 mei2 nong4 se4

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diu1 mei4 lung6 sik1

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