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血腥瑪麗

简血腥玛丽 · 繁血腥瑪麗

Mandarin · pinyin Xuè xīng Mǎ lì

Bloody Mary

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
腥: xīng · raw meat; rank, strong-smelling
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麗: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
玛: mǎ · agate; cornelian
丽: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant

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4–1–3–4 · Xue4 xing1 Ma3 li4

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hyut3 seng1 maa5 lai6

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