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校花

Mandarin · pinyin xiào huā

the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草 xiào cǎo)
school beauty queen
campus belle
prom queen

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校: xiào · school; military field officer
花: huā · flower; blossoms

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4–1 · xiao4 hua1

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haau6 faa1

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noun

the most beautiful girl in the school or on the campus; campus belle; school babe (Classifier: 朵 m)

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