互惠生

Mandarin · pinyin hù huì shēng

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  1. au pair
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互
hù · mutually, reciprocally
惠
huì · favor, benefit, confer kindness
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
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4–4–1 · hu4 hui4 sheng1

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