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獨生女

简独生女 · 繁獨生女

Mandarin · pinyin dú shēng nǚ

a daughter who is an only child

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–1–3 · du2 sheng1 nu:3

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duk6 sang1 neoi2

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noun

only daughter (a daughter who is an only child, without siblings)

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