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麻豆

Mandarin · pinyin má dòu

(fashion) (loanword) model

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麻: má · hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151

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2–4 · ma2 dou4

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noun · Etymology 1

(literary) measles and smallpox

name · Etymology 2

(～區) Madou (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)

noun · Etymology 3

(neologism) model; cyber model

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