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二人世界
Mandarin · pinyin èr rén shì jiè
Meanings
- world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple)
- romantic couple's world
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4–2–4–4 · er4 ren2 shi4 jie4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ji6 jan4 sai3 gaai3
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noun
- world of two people (i.e. a couple); each other's company
verb
- (of a couple) to enjoy the exclusive world of two people (without the hassle of children); to enjoy each other's company; to spend quality time with each other
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