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聽房

简听房 · 繁聽房

Mandarin · pinyin tīng fáng

to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom)

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聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
房: fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply

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1–2 · ting1 fang2

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