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情比金堅

简情比金坚 · 繁情比金堅

Mandarin · pinyin qíng bǐ jīn jiān

love is more solid than gold (idiom)

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情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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坚: jiān · hard, strong, firm; resolute

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2–3–1–1 · qing2 bi3 jin1 jian1

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cing4 bei2 gam1 gin1

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