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愛巢

简爱巢 · 繁愛巢

Mandarin · pinyin ài cháo

love nest

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愛: ài · love, be fond of, like
巢: cháo · nest, living quarter in tree
爱: ài · love, be fond of, like

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4–2 · ai4 chao2

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oi3 caau4

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noun

(figurative) love nest (a home where two people who love each other live together)

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