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同床共枕

Mandarin · pinyin tóng chuáng gòng zhěn

to share the bed
(fig.) to be married

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
床: chuáng · bed, couch; framework, chassis
共: gòng · together with, all, total; to share
枕: zhěn · pillow

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2–2–4–3 · tong2 chuang2 gong4 zhen3

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