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煙花粉黛

简烟花粉黛 · 繁煙花粉黛

Mandarin · pinyin yān huā fěn dài

woman
prostitute
lovemaking
literary or theatrical form in Tang, Song and Yuan

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
粉: fěn · powder, face powder; plaster
黛: dài · blacken eyebrows; black
烟: yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes

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1–1–3–4 · yan1 hua1 fen3 dai4

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