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槟榔西施

bīng lang Xī shīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d20c0435f4b1b944. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

檳榔西施 槟榔西施 [bing1 lang5 Xi1 shi1] /(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth/

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Other forms in these source records: 檳榔西施

  • 槟
    bīn

    used in 檳子|槟子[bīn zi]

    bīng

    used in 檳榔|槟榔[bīng lang] / Taiwan pr. [bīn]

  • 榔
    láng

    tall tree (archaic)

  • 西
    xī

    west

    Xī

    the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá] / Spanish

  • 施
    shī

    (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc)

    Shī

    surname Shi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.