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情有獨鍾

简情有独钟 · 繁情有獨鍾

Mandarin · pinyin qíng yǒu dú zhōng

to have a special fondness (for sth)

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情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
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独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
钟: zhōng · clock; bell

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2–3–2–1 · qing2 you3 du2 zhong1

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cing4 jau5 duk6 zung1

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(idiomatic) to have special affection for (a person or a thing); to have a soft spot for

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