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寵擅專房

简宠擅专房 · 繁寵擅專房

Mandarin · pinyin chǒng shàn zhuān fáng

an especially favored concubine (idiom)

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擅: shàn · monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare
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房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
宠: chǒng · favorite, concubine; favor
专: zhuān · monopolize, take sole possession

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3–4–1–2 · chong3 shan4 zhuan1 fang2

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