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Mandarin · pinyin sān jiǎo guān xì

triangular relationship; (esp.) a love triangle

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三: sān · three
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
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关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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1–3–1–4 · san1 jiao3 guan1 xi4

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