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串親訪友

简串亲访友 · 繁串親訪友

Mandarin · pinyin chuàn qīn fǎng yǒu

to call on friends and relations (idiom)

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串: chuàn · string; relatives; conspire
親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
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友: yǒu · friend, companion; fraternity
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
访: fǎng · visit; ask, inquire

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4–1–3–3 · chuan4 qin1 fang3 you3

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cyun3 can1 fong2 jau5

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