相配人

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng pèi rén

Meanings

  1. match (couple)
  2. persons well suited for each other
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相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
配
pèi · match, pair; equal; blend
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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1–4–2 · xiang1 pei4 ren2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 pui3 jan4

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