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辣妹子

Mandarin · pinyin là mèi zi

sassy young woman or pretty girl (esp. one from China's spice belt: Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Yunnan)

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辣: là · peppery, pungent, hot; cruel
妹: mèi · younger sister
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–4–5 · la4 mei4 zi5

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