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妻妾成群

Mandarin · pinyin qī qiè chéng qún

to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem

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妻: qī · wife
妾: qiè · concubine
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob

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1–4–2–2 · qi1 qie4 cheng2 qun2

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