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完璧之身

Mandarin · pinyin wán bì zhī shēn

undefiled (girl)
virgin
(of computer system) clean
uncorrupted

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完: wán · complete, finish, settle; whole
璧: bì · piece of jade with hole in it
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158

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2–4–1–1 · wan2 bi4 zhi1 shen1

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