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bou2
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[1] bustard; Otis tarda dybowskii (bird) [2] procuress; ageing prostitute  Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 3410 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 19th Nov 2011 14:38 |
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老鴇
lou5 bou2 = a brothel madame (pimp for prostitutes, also known in HK as 媽媽桑)
鴇母
bou2 mou5 = a madame (female pimp for prostitutes) |
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Decimal representation of this word: 鴇
Unicode code for this character: U+9d07 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 鴇
Unicode code for this character: U+9d07 (off-site link)
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