大長腿

简 大长腿 · 繁 大長腿
Mandarin · pinyin dà cháng tuǐ

Meanings

  1. (coll.) (a person's) long legs
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
腿
tuǐ · legs, thighs
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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4–2–3 · da4 chang2 tui3

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