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女主人公

Mandarin · pinyin nǚ zhǔ rén gōng

heroine (of a novel or film)
main female protagonist

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女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke

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3–3–2–1 · nu:3 zhu3 ren2 gong1

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neoi5 zyu2 jan4 gung1

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noun

heroine (of a novel or film); main female protagonist

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