男女關係

简 男女关系 · 繁 男女關係
Mandarin · pinyin nán nǚ guān xì

Meanings

  1. man-woman connection
  2. intimate relationship
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男
nán · male, man; son; baron; surname
女
nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
關
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关
guān · frontier pass; close; relation
系
xì · system; line, link, connection
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2–3–1–4 · nan2 nu:3 guan1 xi4

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naam4 neoi5 gwaan1 hai6

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noun

  1. (literal) relationship between the sexes
  2. (figurative, euphemistic) illicit extramarital relationship between a man and a woman

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