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隔壁老王

Mandarin · pinyin gé bì Lǎo Wáng

Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife)

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隔: gé · separate, partition
壁: bì · partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
王: wáng · king, ruler; royal; surname

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2–4–3–2 · ge2 bi4 Lao3 Wang2

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(slang) next-door neighbor who's having an affair with one's wife

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