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娘炮

niáng pào

2-character word

What 娘炮 means

1. slangeffeminate man
2. sissy
3. effeminate

The characters in 娘炮

• 娘niángmother; young lady; (colloquial) effeminate
• 炮pàocannon; firecracker

Sounds the same

Read niáng pào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 娘泡variant of 娘炮

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