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新婚燕爾

简 新婚燕尔 · 繁 新婚燕爾
Mandarin · pinyin xīn hūn yàn ěr

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to experience the joy of being newly married
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Characters in this entry

新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
婚
hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
燕
yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
爾
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尔
ěr · you; that, those; final particle
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1–1–4–3 · xin1 hun1 yan4 er3

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san1 fan1 jin3 ji5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to bask in newlywed bliss

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