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雪花膏

syut3 faa1 gou1

face cream - white cold cream, named after snowflakes. (雪花)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 42,000

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

雪花膏

This word was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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雪 syut3 xue3 {xue4 xue3} - snow
花 faa1 hua1 - flower
膏 gou1 gou3 gao1 {gao4} - grease; fat; paste; ointment

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