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落腮鬍子

简落腮胡子 · 繁落腮鬍子

Mandarin · pinyin luò sāi hú zi

variant of 絡腮鬍子 luò sāi hú zi

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落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
腮: sāi · lower part of face; jaw; gills of a fish
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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
胡: hú · recklessly, foolishly; wildly

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4–1–2–5 · luo4 sai1 hu2 zi5

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