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千嬌百媚

简千娇百媚 · 繁千嬌百媚

Mandarin · pinyin qiān jiāo bǎi mèi

(idiom) (of a woman) bewitching; charming

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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
媚: mèi · charming, attractive; flatter
娇: jiāo · seductive and loveable; tender

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1–1–3–4 · qian1 jiao1 bai3 mei4

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cin1 giu1 baak3 mei6

Cantonese word readings for 千嬌百媚. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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