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空中小姐

Mandarin · pinyin kōng zhōng xiǎo jiě

stewardess
air hostess

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
姐: jiě · elder sister, young lady

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1–1–3–3 · kong1 zhong1 xiao3 jie3

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hung1 zung1 siu2 ze2

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noun

female flight attendant; air hostess (Classifier: 個／个; 位)

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