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阻街女郎

zo2 gaai1 neoi5 long4

prostitute

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

阻街女郎

This word was added by bybell on 28th Apr 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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阻 zo2 zu4 zu3 - prevent; stop; obstruct
街 gaai1 jie1 - street
女 neoi5 neoi5*2 nv3 ru3 - woman
郎 long4 lang4 lang2 - man; gentleman; young man; husband

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