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小女人

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo nǚ rén

dainty and delicate girl
concubine

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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3–3–2 · xiao3 nu:3 ren2

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