大美人

Mandarin · pinyin dà měi rén

Meanings

  1. gorgeous-looking woman
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
美
měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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4–3–2 · da4 mei3 ren2

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