bīng lang Xī shī

Traditional: 檳榔西施

槟榔西施 (bīng lang Xī shī) is a Chinese word meaning “(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth”.

Meanings

  1. 1(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth

Characters in 槟榔西施

槟bīn · used in 檳子|槟子[bin1 zi5]榔láng · tall tree (archaic)西xī · west施shī · (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)

Related words

东西east and west东西thing西west西the West墨西哥Mexico西班牙Spain西德West Germany香槟(loanword) champagne西班牙语Spanish language措施measure西装suit西部western part

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