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求親
简 求亲 · 繁 求親Mandarin · pinyin qiú qīn
Meanings
- to make an offer of marriage (to another family on behalf of one's son or daughter)
- to seek a marriage alliance
- 求
- qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
- 親
- qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
- 亲
- qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.2–1 · qiu2 qin1
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