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蛾眉皓齒

简蛾眉皓齿 · 繁蛾眉皓齒

Mandarin · pinyin é méi hào chǐ

beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman

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蛾: é · moth
眉: méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
皓: hào · bright, luminous; clear; hoary
齒: Look up this written character
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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2–2–4–3 · e2 mei2 hao4 chi3

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ngo4 mei4 hou6 ci2

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