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醜妻近地家中寶
简 丑妻近地家中宝 · 繁 醜妻近地家中寶Mandarin · pinyin chǒu qī jìn dì jiā zhōng bǎo
Meanings
- an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)
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- 醜
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- 妻
- qī · wife
- 近
- jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
- 地
- de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 中
- zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
- 寶
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- 丑
- chǒu · clown, comedian; second earthly branch
- 宝
- bǎo · treasure, jewel; precious, rare
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Mandarin tones
3–1–4–4–1–1–3 · chou3 qi1 jin4 di4 jia1 zhong1 bao3
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