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流鼻血

Mandarin · pinyin liú bí xiě

to bleed from the nose
(fig.) to be sexually aroused

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流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
鼻: bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209
血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143

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2–2–3 · liu2 bi2 xie3

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lau4 bei6 hyut3

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