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巧婦

简巧妇 · 繁巧婦

Mandarin · pinyin qiǎo fù

clever wife
ingenious housewife
Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

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巧: qiǎo · skillful, ingenious, clever
婦: Look up this written character
妇: fù · married women; woman; wife

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3–4 · qiao3 fu4

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haau2 fu5

Cantonese word readings for 巧婦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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