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怨偶

Mandarin · pinyin yuàn ǒu

an unhappy couple (formal writing)

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怨: yuàn · hatred, enmity, resentment
偶: ǒu · accidentally, coincidently; an idol

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4–3 · yuan4 ou3

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jyun3 ngau5

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