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貌美如花

Mandarin · pinyin mào měi rú huā

(of a woman) lovely as a flower (idiom)
beautiful

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貌: mào · countenance, appearance
美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
花: huā · flower; blossoms

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4–3–2–1 · mao4 mei3 ru2 hua1

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maau6 mei5 jyu4 faa1

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