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花心大蘿蔔

简花心大萝卜 · 繁花心大蘿蔔

Mandarin · pinyin huā xīn dà luó bo

(coll.) womanizer
skirt-chaser

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
蘿: Look up this written character
蔔: Look up this written character
萝: luó · type of creeping plant; turnip
卜: bo · bǔ · fortune telling; prophesy

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1–1–4–2–5 · hua1 xin1 da4 luo2 bo5

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faa1 sam1 daai6 lo4 baak6

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noun

(colloquial) synonym of 花心蘿蔔 /花心萝卜 (huāxīn luóbo)

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