| 槟榔西施 |
bīng lang Xī shī |
(Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth |
| 槟 |
bīng |
betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut / Taiwan pr. [bin1] |
| 槟榔 |
bīng lang |
betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut |
| 榔 |
láng |
tall tree (archaic) |
| 西 |
Xī |
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙 / Spanish |
| 西 |
xī |
west |
| 西施 |
Xī shī |
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, given by King Gou Jian 勾践 of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu |
| 施 |
Shī |
surname Shi |
| 施 |
shī |
(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc) |