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賣油郎
mài​yóu​láng

oil seller

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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卖油郎/ 賣油郎 mài​yóu​láng oil seller

the oil-selling peddler, specifically referring to the protagonist in a famous vernacular short story from the Ming Dynasty

References

synonym 独占花魁/獨占花魁 → 卖油郎/賣油郎
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