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中央空調

简中央空调 · 繁中央空調

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng yāng kōng tiáo

central air conditioning
(fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男 nuǎn nán, a guy who is attentive to his partner rather than to all and sundry)

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
央: yāng · center, conclude, run out; beg
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
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调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune

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1–1–1–2 · zhong1 yang1 kong1 tiao2

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zung1 joeng1 hung1 tiu4

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noun

centralized air-conditioning system
(neologism, figurative) a man who tries to please everybody by acting to be nice but is actually fickle

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