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Mandarin · pinyin sì mù xiāng duì

(of two people) to look into each other's eyes

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四: sì · four
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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4–4–1–4 · si4 mu4 xiang1 dui4

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(of two people) to look into each other's eyes

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