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檳榔西施 (ban1 long4 sai1 si1) — betelnut girls, young women in Taiwan selling betel nuts and cigarettes from a brightly lit glass enclosure while wearing revealing clothing in Cantonese

banˉ¹檳longˎ₄榔saiˉ¹西siˉ¹施
简 槟榔西施
Mandarin Pinyin: bin1 lang2 xi1 shi1

Meaning of 檳榔西施

nounbetelnut girls, young women in Taiwan selling betel nuts and cigarettes from a brightly lit glass enclosure while wearing revealing clothing

Characters in 檳榔西施

檳ban1
areca; betel palm
榔long4
betel palm; betel nut
西sai1
west(ern); the west
施si1
apply; use; add

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