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蛇蠍美人

简蛇蝎美人 · 繁蛇蠍美人

Mandarin · pinyin shé xiē měi rén

beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale

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蛇: shé · snake
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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
蝎: xiē · scorpion

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2–1–3–2 · she2 xie1 mei3 ren2

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se4 kit3 mei5 jan4

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(idiomatic) femme fatale; a beautiful but dangerous woman

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