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美人腿

Mandarin · pinyin měi rén tuǐ

(Tw) (coll.) edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰 gū, aka water bamboo

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
腿: tuǐ · legs, thighs

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3–2–3 · mei3 ren2 tui3

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