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傻白甜

Mandarin · pinyin shǎ bái tián

(Internet slang) sweet, naive young woman

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傻: shǎ · foolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
甜: tián · sweet, sweetness

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3–2–2 · sha3 bai2 tian2

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so4 baak6 tim4

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adj

(neologism, slang, especially of a girl) silly, innocent and sweet; innocent and cute
(neologism, slang, of a storyline) nicely smooth and sweet, although a bit clichéd

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