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評頭品足

简评头品足 · 繁評頭品足

Mandarin · pinyin píng tóu pǐn zú

to make idle remarks about a woman's appearance (idiom)

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
品: pǐn · article, product, commodity
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
评: píng · appraise, criticize, evaluate
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2–3–2 · ping2 tou2 pin3 zu2

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ping4 tau4 ban2 zuk1

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