短打扮

Mandarin · pinyin duǎn dǎ ban

Meanings

  1. clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top); to wear such clothing
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短
duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
扮
bàn · dress up; dress up as
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3–3–5 · duan3 da3 ban5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dyun2 daa2 baan6

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短打扮 · duan3 da3 ban5
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Exact source record短打扮 短打扮 [duan3 da3 ban5] /clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top); to wear such clothing/