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美人坯子

Mandarin · pinyin měi rén pī zi

see 美人胚子 měi rén pēi zi

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
坯: pī · dam, embankment; weir
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–2–1–5 · mei3 ren2 pi1 zi5

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mei5 jan4 pui1 zi2

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