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娃娃親

简娃娃亲 · 繁娃娃親

Mandarin · pinyin wá wa qīn

arranged betrothal of minors

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娃: wá · baby; doll; pretty girl
親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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2–5–1 · wa2 wa5 qin1

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waa1 waa1 can1

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noun

(dated) betrothal of a boy and a girl arranged by the parents of both sides

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