Jīn píng méidictionary entry
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Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content
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金瓶梅 金瓶梅 [Jin1 ping2 mei2] /Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content/

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金瓶梅
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