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喜結連理

简 喜结连理 · 繁 喜結連理
Mandarin · pinyin xǐ jié lián lǐ

Meanings

  1. to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. to get married
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Characters in this entry

喜
xǐ · like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
結
jié · knot, tie; join, connect
連
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理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
结
jié · knot, tie; join, connect
连
lián · join, connect; continuous; even
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3–2–2–3 · xi3 jie2 lian2 li3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hei2 git3 lin4 lei5

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hei2 git3 lin4 lei5

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verb

  1. to get married happily; to joyfully tie the knot

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