婚典

Mandarin · pinyin hūn diǎn

Meanings

  1. wedding
  2. marriage celebration
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婚
hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
典
diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
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1–3 · hun1 dian3

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fan1 din2

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