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如膠似漆

简如胶似漆 · 繁如膠似漆

Mandarin · pinyin rú jiāo sì qī

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2–1–4–1 · ru2 jiao1 si4 qi1

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jyu4 gaau1 ci5 cat1

Cantonese word readings for 如膠似漆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jyu4 gaau1 ci5 cat1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(simile) to cleave together as firmly and inseparably as glue and lacquer; to love each other dearly; to be closely bound together (as lovers)