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一面之交

Mandarin · pinyin yī miàn zhī jiāo

to have met once
casual acquaintance

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver

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1–4–1–1 · yi1 mian4 zhi1 jiao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 min6 zi1 gaau1

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(literary) a casual relationship; acquaintance

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