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白毛女

Mandarin · pinyin Bái máo nǚ

The White Haired Girl (1950), one of the first PRC films

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)

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2–2–3 · Bai2 mao2 nu:3

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