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促膝談心

简促膝谈心 · 繁促膝談心

Mandarin · pinyin cù xī tán xīn

(idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk

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促: cù · urge, press, hurry; close
膝: xī · knee
談: tán · talk; conversation; surname
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
谈: tán · talk; conversation; surname

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4–1–2–1 · cu4 xi1 tan2 xin1

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cuk1 sat1 taam4 sam1

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