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金瓶梅 (gam1 ping4 mui4) — "Golden Lotus" or "The Plum in the Golden Vase", (first Chinese novel to depict sexuality graphically) in Cantonese

gamˉ¹金pingˎ₄瓶muiˎ₄梅
Mandarin Pinyin: jin1 ping2 mei2

Meaning of 金瓶梅

noun"Golden Lotus" or "The Plum in the Golden Vase", (first Chinese novel to depict sexuality graphically)

Characters in 金瓶梅

金gam1
a Chinese family name
瓶ping4
the quantity contained in a bottle, etc
梅mui4
plum; prune

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