同床共枕

Mandarin · pinyin tóng chuáng gòng zhěn

Meanings

  1. to share the bed
  2. (fig.) to be married
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同
tóng · same, similar; together with
床
chuáng · bed, couch; framework, chassis
共
gòng · together with, all, total; to share
枕
zhěn · pillow
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2–2–4–3 · tong2 chuang2 gong4 zhen3

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tung4 cong4 gung6 zam2

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