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綠女紅男

简绿女红男 · 繁綠女紅男

Mandarin · pinyin lǜ nǚ hóng nán

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)

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綠: lǜ · green; chlorine
女: nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
男: nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
绿: lǜ · green; chlorine
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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4–3–2–2 · lu:4 nu:3 hong2 nan2

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luk6 neoi5 hung4 naam4

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