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女生外向

Mandarin · pinyin nǚ shēng wài xiàng

a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
a woman's heart is with her husband

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女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend

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3–1–4–4 · nu:3 sheng1 wai4 xiang4

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neoi5 saang1 ngoi6 hoeng3 · neoi5 sang1 ngoi6 hoeng3

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