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情定終身

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Mandarin · pinyin qíng dìng zhōng shēn

(idiom) to pledge eternal love; to exchange marriage vows

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情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix
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身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
终: zhōng · end; finally, in the end

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2–4–1–1 · qing2 ding4 zhong1 shen1

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