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Noun
1. bamboo wife; Dutch wife
Wikipedia definition
2. Bamboo wifeA Bamboo wife, Zhufuren (竹夫人), Jukbuin (죽부인, 竹夫人), or Chikufujin, is a hollow bamboo form roughly the size of a human body. The origin of the English term "Dutch wife" is thought to be from the Dutch colony of Indonesia where Dutch traders would spend long periods away from their wives. Bamboo wives are typically hand-woven from bamboo cane.
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竹婦人 【ちくふじん】

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