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談婚論嫁

简谈婚论嫁 · 繁談婚論嫁

Mandarin · pinyin tán hūn lùn jià

(idiom) (of a couple) to discuss getting married

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談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
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嫁: jià · to marry, give a daughter in marriage
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname
论: lùn · debate; discuss; discourse

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2–1–4–4 · tan2 hun1 lun4 jia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

taam4 fan1 leon6 gaa3

Cantonese word readings for 談婚論嫁. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) to talk about marriage; to think about getting married

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