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女扮男裝

简女扮男装 · 繁女扮男裝

Mandarin · pinyin nǚ bàn nán zhuāng

(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)

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女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
扮: bàn · dress up; dress up as
男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
裝: Look up this written character
装: zhuāng · dress, clothes, attire; fill

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3–4–2–1 · nu:3 ban4 nan2 zhuang1

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