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女大

Mandarin · pinyin nǚ dà

(slang) female university student; female college student

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女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high

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3–4 · nu:3 da4

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 女子大學／女子大学 (nǚzǐ dàxué, “women’s university; women’s college”)
(slang) short for 女大學生／女大学生 (nǚ dàxuéshēng, “female university student; female college student”)

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(stock market, slang, humorous) NVIDIA in the sense of stock trading, $NVDA

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