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空少

Mandarin · pinyin kōng shào

airline steward (abbr. for 空中少爺 kōng zhōng shào ye)

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空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
少: shǎo · few, less, inadequate

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1–4 · kong1 shao4

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hung1 siu3

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noun

(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 空中少爺／空中少爷 (kōngzhōng shàoyé, “male flight attendant”) (Classifier: 個／个; 位)

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