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美人胚子

Mandarin · pinyin měi rén pēi zi

(coll.) girl who shows signs of becoming a beauty; budding beauty

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
胚: pēi · embryo; unfinished things
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–2–1–5 · mei3 ren2 pei1 zi5

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beauty in the making; girl who has the potential to grow into a beauty

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