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塑料姐妹花

sù liào jiě mèi huā

5-character word

What 塑料姐妹花 means

1. (neologism, 2017) (slang) a pair of women whose seemingly close friendship is actually shallow, insincere and subtly competitive; fake besties; frenemies

The characters in 塑料姐妹花

• 塑sùto model (a figure) in clay; (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)
• 料liàomaterial; stuff; grain
• 姐jiěolder sister
• 妹mèiyounger sister
• 花huāflower; blossom; fancy pattern

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