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人盡可夫

简人尽可夫 · 繁人盡可夫

Mandarin · pinyin rén jìn kě fū

(idiom) (of a woman) promiscuous; loose

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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可: kě · may, can, -able; possibly
夫: fū · man, male adult, husband; those
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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2–4–3–1 · ren2 jin4 ke3 fu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jan4 zeon6 ho2 fu1

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(often derogatory, of a woman) having loose morals; being promiscuous

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