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那話兒

简那话儿 · 繁那話兒

Mandarin · pinyin nà huà r

(coll.) that thing; that matter; you-know-what
(euphemism) sexual organ

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那: nà · that, that one, those
話: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
话: huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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4–4–5 · na4 hua4 r5

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noun

(Mandarin) that thing which is inconvenient to name, especially genitalia

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