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單相思

简 单相思 · 繁 單相思
Mandarin · pinyin dān xiāng sī

Meanings

  1. one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing
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單
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相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
思
sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
单
dān · single, individual, only; lone
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1–1–1 · dan1 xiang1 si1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daan1 soeng1 si1

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daan1 soeng1 si1

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verb

  1. to have unrequited love

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