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Mandarin · pinyin jié fà

(in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age

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結: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
髮: fà · fǎ · hair
结: jié · knot, tie; join, connect
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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2–4 · jie2 fa4

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(archaic) to bind one's hair, an ancient coming-of-age custom
(archaic) to weave locks of hair together, an ancient marriage custom symbolizing the bond of marriage
(figuratively, of a couple) to be married (in first marriage)

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