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陰柔

简阴柔 · 繁陰柔

Mandarin · pinyin yīn róu

gentle and reserved
soft
feminine

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柔: róu · soft; gentle, pliant
阴: yīn · 'female' principle; dark; secret

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adj

feminine; womanly

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