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前世姻緣

简前世姻缘 · 繁前世姻緣

Mandarin · pinyin qián shì yīn yuán

a marriage predestined in a former life (idiom)

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
世: shì · generation; world; era
姻: yīn · relatives by marriage
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缘: yuán · hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

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2–4–1–2 · qian2 shi4 yin1 yuan2

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cin4 sai3 jan1 jyun4

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