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私定終身

简 私定终身 · 繁 私定終身
Mandarin · pinyin sī dìng zhōng shēn

Meanings

  1. to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval
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私
sī · private, personal; secret
定
dìng · decide, settle, fix
終
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身
shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
终
zhōng · end; finally, in the end
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1–4–1–1 · si1 ding4 zhong1 shen1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si1 ding6 zung1 san1

Cantonese word readings for 私定終身. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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si1 ding6 zung1 san1

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私定終身 · si1 ding4 zhong1 shen1
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Exact source record私定終身 私定终身 [si1 ding4 zhong1 shen1] /to make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval/