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聚少離多
简 聚少离多 · 繁 聚少離多Mandarin · pinyin jù shǎo lí duō
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- (of a husband and wife etc) to spend more time apart than together; to see each other very little
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4–3–2–1 · ju4 shao3 li2 duo1
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- (often of a couple) to be more often separated than together
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