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花邊人物

简花边人物 · 繁花邊人物

Mandarin · pinyin huā biān rén wù

person who is often the subject of gossip or sensational news; tabloid favorite; clickbait star

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
邊: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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1–1–2–4 · hua1 bian1 ren2 wu4

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faa1 bin1 jan4 mat6

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