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婚姻介紹所

简婚姻介绍所 · 繁婚姻介紹所

Mandarin · pinyin hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ

marriage agency

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婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
姻: yīn · relatives by marriage
介: jiè · forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor
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所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
绍: shào · continue, carry on; join

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1–1–4–4–3 · hun1 yin1 jie4 shao4 suo3

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noun

matchmaking service (for the purpose of marriage)

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